niece-in-law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone's nephew's wife.
  2. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
  3. Someone's sibling's daughter-in-law.
  4. Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)
  5. Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)
  6. Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
  7. Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.
  8. Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.
  9. Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.
  10. Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.
  11. Someone's spouse's niece.
  12. Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)

Word forms

niece-in-law nieces-in-law

Etymology

From niece + -in-law.

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