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in-law Definition

in·-law (inlô′)

noun

Informal a relative by marriage

Etymology: < mother- (or father-, etc.) in-law

in-law Usage Examples

Possessives

  • house: She argued, " If today is your birthday, this is also the day on which I entered into the in-laws ' house.
  • yard: I have a pink someone gave me as a cutting that was growing in her mother- in-law's yard.

Converse of object

  • visit: Tomas has gone to Tel Aviv to visit the in-laws.
  • see: I'm, catching a flight out there this afternoon to see the In-laws who have moved out there on masse.
  • have: I think having nice in-laws is a definite plus in life.
  • meet: The next day it was off to meet the in-laws for the first time.
  • meddle: I ask them everything from which diaper bag they like best to how they handle meddling in-laws.

Adjective modifier

  • future: Yet but for his future in-laws, he may have been finished.
  • new: I am lucky enough to have another set of parents - my new in-laws.
  • prospective: Should get me off on the right foot with the prospective in-laws.
  • former: Even from her grave, Princess Diana can still strike a chord of fear in her former in-laws.
  • royal: Her relationship with Owen Tudor was never accepted by her royal in-laws, who did everything to prise the couple apart.
  • elderly: Any suggestions for a short break for the elderly in-laws?

Modifies a noun

  • problem: Dad's parents were both dead and his aunts etc lived in southern NB so they did not have an in-law problem.

Noun used with modifier

  • brother: Gently decaying in her brother in-law 's garage was a P reg Suzuki GT 250.
  • father: The huge Villa of the Papyri, which belonged to Julius Caesar's father in-law, extended for 250 yards along the shore.
  • mother: Karim, Stockport Dear friend It sounds like the main problem lies with your mother in-law rather than your in-laws in general.
  • son-: Therefore, we should read in Luke 3:23 that Joseph was son- in-law of Heli.
  • sister: Myself, my sister in-law Vicky and Carol felt that we were in a position to help.
  • son: I thought that would be a good place to start digging for dirt about my future son in-law.