daughter-in-law

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː//

The wife of one's child.

noun

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.
They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery.
And we can watch how that plays out as Trump attempts to get his daughter-in-law, Lara, into the U.S. Senate.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: daughters-in-law, daughter-in-laws

dated · Marked with a date.dating · A form of romantic courtship typically between two…daughter · One’s female offspring.

daughter-in-law · The wife of one's child.

dave · To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).Dave · A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a…davenport · A large sofa, especially a formal one.

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