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Daughter-in-law

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Daughter-in-law is a noun meaning The wife of one's child.

Meaning

The wife of one's child.

Example Sentences

They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery.
And we can watch how that plays out as Trump attempts to get his daughter-in-law, Lara, into the U.S. Senate.
For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law.

Synonyms for daughter-in-law

Depending on context, synonyms include bahu.

bahu

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stepdaughter, daughter, son-in-law, son, wife, girl.

stepdaughterdaughterson-in-lawsonwifegirlchild-in-lawdaughter-out-lawgranddaughter-in-lawmother-in-lawaunt-in-lawsister-in-lawparent-in-lawgrandson-in-lawgranddaughtergrandmother-in-lawfather-in-lawsibling-in-lawuncle-in-lawniece-in-law

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