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fathers-out-law

fathers-out-law is the plural of father-out-law.

Meaning of father-out-law

Noun

father-out-law (plural fathers-out-law)

  1. The father of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
  2. The father of any of one's friends.
  3. The father of one's ex-spouse.
    • One day, in an argument with his wife, Haydar, he made a terrible mistake. He refused to acknowledge Henock Beamare as his father-in-law. Instead, he referred to him as his father-out-law.2013, Lucien Nzeyimana, Burning the Last Straw (Fiction), →ISBN, 0THUAQAAQBAJ, page 174

Questions about fathers-out-law

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

Words near fathers-out-law in the dictionary

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

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