son-in-law
/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/
son-in-law noun: the husband of one's child.
Noun
son-in-law (plural sons-in-law or (colloquial, nonstandard) son-in-laws)
- The husband of one's child.
- 12 ¶ And the men said vnto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? sonne in law, and thy sonnes, and thy daughters, and whatsoeuer thou hast in the citie, bring them out of this place.
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- 12 ¶ And the men said vnto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? sonne in law, and thy sonnes, and thy daughters, and whatsoeuer thou hast in the citie, bring them out of this place.
son-in-law meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
son-in-law in Hindi
- son-in-law
- दामाद dāmād, जमाई jamāī
son-in-law in Tamil
- son-in-law
- மருமகன் marumakaṉ
son-in-law in Marathi
- son-in-law
- जावई jāvaī
son-in-law in Urdu
- son-in-law
- داماد dāmād
More languagesFewer languages
- son-in-law in Bengali
- জামাই jamai, দামাদ damad
- son-in-law in Telugu
- అల్లుడు alluḍu
- son-in-law in Malayalam
- മാപ്പിള māppiḷa, മരുമകൻ marumakaṉ
- son-in-law in Kannada
- ಅಳಿಯ aḷiya
- son-in-law in Punjabi
- ਜਵਾਈ javāī, ਦਾਮਾਦ dāmād
- son-in-law in Gujarati
- જમાઈ jamāī
- son-in-law in Odia
- ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ jwāĩ
- son-in-law in Sanskrit
- जामातृ jāmātṛ
- son-in-law in Assamese
- জোঁৱাই zü̃ai, জঙাই zoṅai
- son-in-law in Pashto
- زوم
- son-in-law in Tagalog
- lalaking manugang
- son-in-law in Arabic
- زَوْج اَلاِبْنَة zawj al-ibna, صِهْر ṣihr, خَتَن ḵatan
- son-in-law in Indonesian
- menantu laki-laki, menantu
- son-in-law in Persian
- داماد dâmâd
- son-in-law in Thai
- ลูกเขย lûuk-kə̌əi
- son-in-law in Vietnamese
- rể, con rể
- son-in-law in Myanmar
- သမက် sa.mak
- Kashmiri
- زامتُر zāmtur
Forms of son-in-law
| plural | sons-in-law |
|---|---|
| plural (nonstandard, colloquial) | son-in-laws |
| alternative form (rare) | soninlaw |
Origin of son-in-law
From Middle English sone in lawe; equivalent to son + -in-law.
Words formed from son-in-law
Phrases with son-in-law
Questions about son-in-law
- What does son-in-law mean?
- Son-in-law means the husband of one's child.
- What is son-in-law in Hindi?
- Son-in-law in Hindi is दामाद (dāmād), जमाई (jamāī). See Son-in-law meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is son-in-law?
- Son-in-law is a noun.
- How do you pronounce son-in-law?
- Son-in-law is pronounced /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/.
- What is the plural of son-in-law?
- The plural of son-in-law is sons-in-law.
Words near son-in-law in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: son-in-law (page history and authors); जावई (Marathi) (page history and authors); داماد (Urdu) (page history and authors); മരുമകൻ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); જમાઈ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); জঙাই (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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