niece-in-law
Meanings
noun
- Someone's nephew's wife.
- Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
- Someone's sibling's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)
- Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)
- Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's spouse's niece.
- Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
Word forms
Etymology
From niece + -in-law.
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