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father-in-laws

father-in-laws is the plural of father-in-law.

Meaning of father-in-law

Noun

father-in-law (plural fathers-in-law or (colloquial, nonstandard) father-in-laws)

  1. One's spouse's father.
  2. (obsolete) A stepfather.
    • `Yes,` replied Snawley. `The fact is, I am not their father, Mr Squeers. I'm only their father-in-law.`1839, Charles Dickens, chapter IV, in Nicholas Nickleby, →ISBN, page 41

Questions about father-in-laws

What is father-in-laws the plural of?
Father-in-laws is the plural of father-in-law.

Words near father-in-laws in the dictionary

  1. father-figure
  2. father-figures
  3. father-fucker
  4. father-fuckers
  5. father-in-law
  6. father-in-laws
  7. father-out-law
  8. father-slayer
  9. father-slayers
  10. father-to-be
  11. fathercraft

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