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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The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Hansen is survived by his wife of 47 years, Shirley; son, Christian Hansen; daughter and son-in-law Heidi and Kevin Garvey; and son and daughter-in-law Josh and Ashli Hansen; and three grandchildren.
—Michelle Breier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Toss in a missing daughter-in-law, mysterious land-squatter (Imogen Poots), and the scary thing that happens when someone jumps in the hole, and Abbott quickly has more on his hands than stray cows.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Hansen is survived by his wife of 47 years, Shirley; son, Christian Hansen; daughter and son-in-law Heidi and Kevin Garvey; and son and daughter-in-law Josh and Ashli Hansen; and three grandchildren.
—Michelle Breier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Toss in a missing daughter-in-law, mysterious land-squatter (Imogen Poots), and the scary thing that happens when someone jumps in the hole, and Abbott quickly has more on his hands than stray cows.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for daughter-in-law
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