: a relative by marriage

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She is survived by her brother, Charles Furman McLarty, her niece, Katherine Morris and her sister in-law, Chris Page McLarty. Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 July 2025 On a recent family vacation with his older siblings and their in-laws, things escalated. Ashley Vega, People.com, 19 July 2025 People want to watch it with their husbands and wives and in-laws. Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 July 2025 Others also empathized with the challenges of raising a neurodivergent child and the emotional labor of managing in-law dynamics. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-law

Word History

Etymology

mother-in-law, etc.

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-law was in 1894

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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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in-law

noun
ˈin-ˌlȯ
: a relative by marriage

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