Daughter-in-law

//ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The wife of one's child.

    "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."

  2. 2
    the wife of your son wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a tempest and hailstorm."

Etymology

From Middle English doghter in lawe; equivalent to daughter + -in-law.

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