daughter-in-law
noun
daugh·ter-in-law
ˈdȯ-tər-in-ˌlȯ 
ˈdȯ-tərn-
plural daughters-in-law
ˈdȯ-tər-zin-ˌlȯ
: the wife of one's son or daughter
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As the overbearing Barone family matriarch, Doris Roberts was the queen of laughs, doting on her sons, berating her two daughters-in-law and bickering with her husband.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Instead, he was joined by his middle son Eric, daughter-in-law Lara, several Cabinet secretaries and roughly a dozen of the nation's most influential CEOs.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The president’s daughter-in-law and Harp were among the few women that were part of the American delegation in Beijing.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The death, of natural causes, was confirmed by Sedelmaier’s daughter-in-law, Anna Sedelmaier.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Instead, he was joined by his middle son Eric, daughter-in-law Lara, several Cabinet secretaries and roughly a dozen of the nation's most influential CEOs.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The president’s daughter-in-law and Harp were among the few women that were part of the American delegation in Beijing.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The death, of natural causes, was confirmed by Sedelmaier’s daughter-in-law, Anna Sedelmaier.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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