father-in-law
noun
ˈfä-t͟hə-rən-ˌlȯ 
-t͟hərn-ˌlȯ
plural fathers-in-law
ˈfä-t͟hər-zən-ˌlȯ
1
: the father of one's spouse
2
archaic
: stepfather
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Ali leaves his hometown of Mumbai for the United States, and is immediately thrown into a new luxurious life, which includes an invitation to join his father-in-law’s real estate business, Tiger Corp.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 May 2025
The film is dedicated to Anderson’s late father-in-law, Fouad Malouf, a businessman and engineer who stashed his own plans in the very shoeboxes that now store Zsa-zsa’s blueprints.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The film cites a number of real-life models for Zsa-zsa; in addition to Anderson’s late father-in-law, there’s Calouste Gulbenkian, the Ottoman Armenian industrialist who pioneered the oil business in the Middle East, and whose nickname, Mr. Five Per Cent, is shared by Zsa-zsa.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Is she supposed to take care of her father-in-law (Hassan Pourshirazi), or the other way around?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 May 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 May 2025
The film is dedicated to Anderson’s late father-in-law, Fouad Malouf, a businessman and engineer who stashed his own plans in the very shoeboxes that now store Zsa-zsa’s blueprints.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The film cites a number of real-life models for Zsa-zsa; in addition to Anderson’s late father-in-law, there’s Calouste Gulbenkian, the Ottoman Armenian industrialist who pioneered the oil business in the Middle East, and whose nickname, Mr. Five Per Cent, is shared by Zsa-zsa.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Is she supposed to take care of her father-in-law (Hassan Pourshirazi), or the other way around?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for father-in-law
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“Father-in-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/father-in-law. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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