co-father-in-law
co-father-in-law noun: the father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.
Noun
co-father-in-law (plural co-fathers-in-law)
- The father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.
- ‘Hear, O well-read Paṇḍit, my daughter is ready for marriage. Take with you a barber's lad, go forth into the country, and search for a bridegroom. […] Search for a house worthy of my house, and search for a boy worthy of my child. Search for a co-father-in-law worthy of a co-father-in-law.’ […] Up...1884, G. A. Grierson, “The Song of Bijai Mal”, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume 53, pages 132–133
- my old friend […] whom I trusted greatly, because I had taken care of his family in former times, and because he was, as it were, my co-father-in-law, for I had betrothed my daughter to his son.1892, Theodōros Kolokotrōnēs, (trans.) Elizabeth Mayhew Waller Edmonds, Kolokotrones the klepht and the warrior: Sixty years of peril and daring. An autobiography, page 104
- Synonyms:
- co-grandfather
co-father-in-law meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi and Tagalog
co-father-in-law in Hindi
- father of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- समधी samdhī
co-father-in-law in Telugu
- father of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- వియ్యంకుడు viyyaṅkuḍu
co-father-in-law in Punjabi
- father of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- ਕੁੜਮ kuṛam
co-father-in-law in Tagalog
- father of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- baisan
More languagesFewer languages
- co-father-in-law in Malay
- besan
- Kashmiri
- سۆنؠ son'
Examples of co-father-in-law in a sentence
- Search for a co-father-in-law worthy of a co-father-in-law.’ […] Up rose the well-read Paṇḍit and said ‘O king, hear my petition.1884, G. A. Grierson, “The Song of Bijai Mal”, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume 53, pages 132–133:
- Diègue tries to treat Gormas amicably as his prospective co-father-in-law, but Gormas provokes him with rude remarks and slaps him1996, John W. Freeman, The Metropolitan Opera stories of the great operas, page 208:
Synonyms of co-father-in-law
Forms of co-father-in-law
| plural | co-fathers-in-law |
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Origin of co-father-in-law
From co- + father-in-law or co-father + -in-law.
Questions about co-father-in-law
- What does co-father-in-law mean?
- Co-father-in-law means the father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.
- What is co-father-in-law in Hindi?
- Co-father-in-law in Hindi is समधी (samdhī). See Co-father-in-law meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use co-father-in-law in a sentence?
- Search for a co-father-in-law worthy of a co-father-in-law.’ […] Up rose the well-read Paṇḍit and said ‘O king, hear my petition.
- What part of speech is co-father-in-law?
- Co-father-in-law is a noun.
- What is the plural of co-father-in-law?
- The plural of co-father-in-law is co-fathers-in-law.
Words near co-father-in-law in the dictionary
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