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nephew-in-law

nephew-in-law noun: someone's niece's husband.

Noun

nephew-in-law (plural nephews-in-law)

  1. Someone's niece's husband
  2. Someone's brother's son-in-law. (fraternal nephew-in-law)
  3. Someone's sister's son-in-law. (sororal nephew-in-law)
  4. Someone's wife's brother's son-in-law.
  5. Someone's wife's sister's son-in-law.
  6. Someone's husband's brother's son-in-law.
  7. Someone's husband's sister's son-in-law.
  8. (rare) Someone's husband's nephew. (Usually called a nephew.)
  9. (rare) Someone's wife's nephew. (Usually called a nephew.)

Forms of nephew-in-law

pluralnephews-in-law

Origin of nephew-in-law

From nephew + -in-law.

Questions about nephew-in-law

What does nephew-in-law mean?
Nephew-in-law means someone's niece's husband.
What part of speech is nephew-in-law?
Nephew-in-law is a noun.
What is the plural of nephew-in-law?
The plural of nephew-in-law is nephews-in-law.

Words near nephew-in-law in the dictionary

  1. nephesh
  2. nepheshes
  3. nephew
  4. nephew fucker
  5. nephew fuckers
  6. nephew-in-law
  7. nephewish
  8. nephewless
  9. nephewlike
  10. nephewly
  11. nephews

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