daughter-in-law Definition
daughter-in-law (-in lô′)
noun pl. daugh′ters-in-law′
the wife of one's son
daughter-in-law Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Eileen and Derek have a daughter-in-law with MS, who lives in the county of Suffolk in south Eastern England.
- divorce: DKM Upon further reflection it would seem odd, in some cases, to invite a long divorced daughter-in-law to family dinner.
Adjective modifier
- widowed: It is Diamond Jubilee Year, and the Duchess of Albany, Queen Victoria's widowed daughter-in-law, is to perform the opening ceremony.
- future: There was his wife, his son, his future daughter-in-law.
- former: It may be that Philip's animosity toward her stems more from being hurt and let down by his former daughter-in-law, than actual dislike.
- wonderful: Bill now lives in Hamburg, Germany and I have a wonderful daughter-in-law.
Preposition: in
country: Realizing the lonely life ahead for her daughters-in-law in a foreign country, she entreated them to remain behind in Moab.
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