son-in-law

[ suhn-in-law ]

/ ˈsʌn ɪnˌlɔ /

noun, plural sons-in-law.

the husband of one's daughter.

Nearby words

son of a gun, son of adam, son of god, son of man, son-, son-in-law, son-of-a-bitch stew, sonal, sonance, sonant, sonantal

Origin of son-in-law

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

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Examples from the Web for son-in-law

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
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Facing imminent execution, Dmitriev reveals this secret to his son-in-law.
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He just might (I know, parents are supposed to stay out of these things) become my son-in-law one day.
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The day before his wedding, King George VI titled his future son-in-law Philip Duke of Edinburgh.
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At his death, his son-in-law, Hasdrubal, continued his work.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell
Why should he feel so certain that the accident in question referred to his son-in-law?
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These letters had been given to Mrs. Whiteway in 1788, and by her to her son-in-law, Deane Swift.
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Of course in such a family a son-in-law elect is more thought of than a useless married man.'
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
He was nephew and son-in-law to his predecessor on the throne, Antoninus Pius.
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British Dictionary definitions for son-in-law

son-in-law

noun plural sons-in-law

the husband of one's daughter

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son-in-law

noun, plural sons-in-law.

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Origin of son-in-law

Examples from the Web for son-in-law

British Dictionary definitions for son-in-law

son-in-law

noun plural sons-in-law