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sons-out-law

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

Meaning of son-out-law

Noun

son-out-law (plural sons-out-law)

  1. A live-in boyfriend of one's child.
    • “You also treated Haydar like your own son,” Didace observed. “He was my son-out-law, remember,” Henock prompted.2013, Lucien Nzeyimana, Burning the Last Straw, page 339
  2. The ex-husband of one's child.
    • The parents decided to give their daughter and “son-out-law” the cold shoulder.2014, Christopher W. Moore, The Mediation Process, page 540

Questions about sons-out-law

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

Words near sons-out-law in the dictionary

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

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