plural sons-in-law
: the husband of one's daughter or son

Examples of son-in-law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Burns’s latest two-part documentary on Leonard da Vinci, a collaboration with his daughter Sarah Burns and son-in-law David McMahon, is his first non-American subject and has to be by default; the United States wouldn’t be founded for more than 250 years after da Vinci’s death in 1519. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2024 The two-part, four-hour doc — directed by Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns and his son-in-law David McMahon — explores the life and work of the 15th-century polymath. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 June 2024 Girardi and his son-in-law David Lira, along with Kamon, also face federal criminal charges in Chicago in connection with the misappropriation of $3 million from the Indonesian plane crash victims. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024 Loading your audio article Question: My son-in-law took a high-tech job in San Francisco. Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for son-in-law 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of son-in-law was in the 14th century

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“Son-in-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son-in-law. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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son-in-law

noun
ˈsən-ən-ˌlȯ
plural sons-in-law
ˈsən-zən-
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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