son-in-law

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː//

The husband of one's child.

noun

1
The husband of one's child.
A man in Salvage, N.L., is being called a 'miracle man' by some residents in the community for lifting a vehicle off his son-in-law, but he says he's no hero.

Etymology

From Middle English sone in lawe; equivalent to son + -in-law.

Forms

plural: sons-in-law, son-in-laws

somewhere · In an uncertain or unspecified location.son · One's male offspring.Son · One of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have…

son-in-law · The husband of one's child.

sonar · Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with…song · A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices,…Song · A surname from Chinese.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.