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daughter-in-law (-in lô′)

noun pl. daughters-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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