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child-in-law

child-in-law noun: a spouse of one's child; a son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

Noun

child-in-law (plural children-in-law)

  1. A spouse of one's child; a son-in-law or daughter-in-law

child-in-law meaning in Tagalog

child-in-law in Tagalog

spouse of one's child
manugang

Forms of child-in-law

pluralchildren-in-law

Origin of child-in-law

From child + -in-law.

Questions about child-in-law

What does child-in-law mean?
Child-in-law means a spouse of one's child; a son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
What is child-in-law in Tagalog?
Child-in-law in Tagalog is manugang. See Child-in-law meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is child-in-law?
Child-in-law is a noun.
What is the plural of child-in-law?
The plural of child-in-law is children-in-law.

Words near child-in-law in the dictionary

  1. child-directed speech
  2. child-free
  3. child-fucker
  4. child-fuckers
  5. child-great
  6. child-in-law
  7. child-like
  8. child-mind
  9. child-minded
  10. child-minding
  11. child-minds

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