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uncle-in-law

uncle-in-law noun: the husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).

Noun

uncle-in-law (plural uncles-in-law)

  1. The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
    • Between uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]1871, William Lindsay, Inquiry into the Christian law, as to the relationships which bar marriage, page 86
  2. The uncle of one's husband.
    • Vernon would later become an uncle-in-law to Harry's wife, Ginny and a great-uncle to Harry and Ginny's children, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter.2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki
  3. The uncle of one's wife.

uncle-in-law meaning in Hindi and Vietnamese

uncle-in-law in Hindi

husband of one's aunt
फूफा phūphā, मौसा mausā
uncle of one's husband
चचिया ससुर caciyā sasur, ममिया ससुर mamiyā sasur
uncle of one's wife
चचिया ससुर caciyā sasur, ममिया ससुर mamiyā sasur

uncle-in-law in Vietnamese

husband of one's aunt
bác, bác trai, bác dượng, chú, chú dượng, dượng

Forms of uncle-in-law

pluraluncles-in-law

Origin of uncle-in-law

From uncle + -in-law.

Questions about uncle-in-law

What does uncle-in-law mean?
Uncle-in-law means the husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
What is uncle-in-law in Hindi?
Uncle-in-law in Hindi is फूफा (phūphā), मौसा (mausā), चचिया ससुर (caciyā sasur). See Uncle-in-law meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is uncle-in-law?
Uncle-in-law is a noun.
What is the plural of uncle-in-law?
The plural of uncle-in-law is uncles-in-law.

Words near uncle-in-law in the dictionary

  1. Uncle Tommery
  2. Uncle Tommish
  3. Uncle Tommism
  4. Uncle Toms
  5. Uncle Whiskers
  6. uncle-in-law
  7. unclean
  8. unclean hands
  9. uncleanable
  10. uncleaned
  11. uncleanenesse

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