: a relative by marriage

Examples of in-law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first scene of the pilot features Georgie (Montana Jordan) sitting with in-laws Jim (Will Sasso) and Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones), watching Frasier. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024 Ahead of the book's publication, Mike shared these tidbits about his royal in-laws. Marina Watts, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024 My in-laws’ 55th wedding anniversary is coming up soon, but unfortunately, my father-in-law passed away last year, so this will be my mother-in-law’s first anniversary without him. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 When my second baby was just shy of three weeks old, my in-laws flew across the country to meet her. Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in-law 

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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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Cite this Entry

“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

in-law

noun
ˈin-ˌlȯ
: a relative by marriage

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