father-in-law
noun, plural fa·thers-in-law.
Origin of father-in-law
Related Words for father-in-law
father, sibling, mother, cousin, folk, uncle, niece, aunt, agnate, cognate, connection, blood, folks, relation, grandparents, sister-in-law, stepbrother, mother-in-law, sib, stepparentExamples from the Web for father-in-law
Contemporary Examples of father-in-law
Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
Now, it appears, a similar Kate-inspired boost is happening to her father-in-law's business.
He caught another break when his father-in-law was one of the Islamists rounded up and imprisoned in 2002.
My father-in-law ended his military career post Korean war as a training officer back home in Canada.
My father-in-law, a non-smoker, wandered away to escape the smell.
Historical Examples of father-in-law
She had not life enough left to resist the shock of her father-in-law's blows.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Son-in-law and father-in-law; B., a so-called dvanda compound.
BeowulfUnknown
His father-in-law tried to retain him at the siege, but in vain.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
However, will you authorize my father-in-law to undertake your case?
Doctor PascalEmile Zola
Dolly stole glances at her father-in-law which he did not answer.
Howards EndE. M. Forster