: a relative by marriage

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With nine bedrooms and 6.5 baths, the Harford County home boasts nearly 11,000 square feet of living space, including an in-law apartment with a separate kitchen, bath and private entrance. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025 Your in-laws have a sarcastic sense of humor and no empathy. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 As the triplets’ second birthday approaches, the parents are grappling with the decision to not invite the in-laws. Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Over the course of one disastrous Thanksgiving, Mona gets very high indeed and, little dog in tow, walks out on hosting her in-laws to ramble across Manhattan, trying to get Milton out of her head and also work out the mystery of why her hair currently looks so good. Constance Grady, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-law

Word History

Etymology

mother-in-law, etc.

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-law was in 1894

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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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in-law

noun
ˈin-ˌlȯ
: a relative by marriage

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