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fathers-in-law

fathers-in-law 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 fathers-in-law

What is fathers-in-law the plural of?
Fathers-in-law is the plural of father-in-law.

Words near fathers-in-law in the dictionary

  1. fathers in law
  2. fathers of chapel
  3. fathers superior
  4. Fathers' Day
  5. Fathers' Days
  6. fathers-in-law
  7. fathers-out-law
  8. fathers-to-be
  9. fathership
  10. fatherships
  11. fathes

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