Bahu

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A daughter-in-law or sister-in-law, especially one who lives with her husband's family when married. South-Asia

Synonyms

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daughter-in-lawsaassister-in-law

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बहू (bahū) / Urdu بَہُو (bahū), from Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́).

Related phrases

saas-bahudaughter in law

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