English Explanatory Dictionary

sibling-in-law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
  2. The sibling of one's spouse.
  3. The spouse of one's sibling.
  4. Co-sibling-in-law: A relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:
  5. The spouse of the sibling of one's spouse.
  6. The sibling of the spouse of one's sibling.

Word forms

sibling-in-law siblings-in-law sibling in law

Etymology

From sibling + -in-law.

Synonyms

sib-in-law

Derived words

co-sibling-in-law half-sibling-in-law half sibling-in-law

Translations

Danish: svigersøskende Dutch: schoonbrus German: Schwiegergeschwister Ido: bofrato Norwegian Bokmål: svigersøsken Norwegian Nynorsk: svigersøsken Norwegian Nynorsk: svigersysken Swedish: svärsyskon Volapük: lügem
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