Son-out-law

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A live-in boyfriend of one's child.

    "“You also treated Haydar like your own son,” Didace observed. “He was my son-out-law, remember,” Henock prompted."

  2. 2
    The ex-husband of one's child.

    "The parents decided to give their daughter and “son-out-law” the cold shoulder."

Example

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"“You also treated Haydar like your own son,” Didace observed. “He was my son-out-law, remember,” Henock prompted."

Etymology

From son + -out-law, by analogy to son-in-law.

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