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sons-in-law

sons-in-law is the plural of son-in-law.

Meaning of son-in-law

Noun

son-in-law (plural sons-in-law or (colloquial, nonstandard) son-in-laws)

  1. 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.
      13 For we will destroy this place, because the crie of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD: and the LORD hath...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 19:12–14

Questions about sons-in-law

What is sons-in-law the plural of?
Sons-in-law is the plural of son-in-law.

Words near sons-in-law in the dictionary

  1. sons of the desert
  2. sons of the manse
  3. sons of the morning
  4. sons of the soil
  5. sons of whores
  6. sons-in-law
  7. sons-of-bitches
  8. sons-out-law
  9. sonsabitches
  10. sonship
  11. sonships

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