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daughter-out-law

daughter-out-law noun: the live-in girlfriend of one's child.

Noun

daughter-out-law (plural daughters-out-law)

  1. The live-in girlfriend of one's child.
    • A very special note of appreciation goes to Rose (Tee) and Dale Heiberger for including me in their crazy family as their daughter-in-law or daughter-out-law as the case may be.1998, Ardel Marie Thomas, Victorian Monstrosities
    • I can't be bothered to keep track of her doings, as long as she stays clear of my daughter-out-law and of the baby.2009, Libby Purves, Shadow Child
  2. The ex-wife of one's child.

Forms of daughter-out-law

pluraldaughters-out-law

Origin of daughter-out-law

From daughter + -out-law, by analogy to daughter-in-law.

Questions about daughter-out-law

What does daughter-out-law mean?
Daughter-out-law means the live-in girlfriend of one's child.
What part of speech is daughter-out-law?
Daughter-out-law is a noun.
What is the plural of daughter-out-law?
The plural of daughter-out-law is daughters-out-law.

Words near daughter-out-law in the dictionary

  1. daughter out
  2. daughter sauce
  3. daughter sauces
  4. daughter-in-law
  5. daughter-in-laws
  6. daughter-out-law
  7. daughterboard
  8. daughterboards
  9. daughtercard
  10. daughtercards
  11. daughtered

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