Meanings
suffix
- Related through marriage.
cousin-in-law
Origin
Back-formation from mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, etc., equivalent to in + law.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish sviger-
- sviger-related through marriage
Dutch schoon-
- schoon-related through marriage
Esperanto bo-
- bo-related through marriage
French beau-, belle-
- beau-related through marriage
- belle-related through marriage
German schwieger-
- schwieger-related through marriage
Japanese 義理の
- 義理の (giri no)related through marriage
Norwegian Bokmål sviger-
- sviger-related through marriage
Polish ze strony męża, ze strony żony
- ze strony mężarelated through marriage
- ze strony żonyrelated through marriage
Russian со стороны́ му́жа/жены́
- со стороны́ му́жа/жены́ (so storoný múža/žený)related through marriage
Scottish Gaelic -cèile
- -cèilerelated through marriage
Spanish político, afinidad
- políticorelated through marriage
- afinidadrelated through marriage
Swedish svär-
- svär-related through marriage
Turkish kayın
- kayınrelated through marriage
Welsh yng nghyfraith
- yng nghyfraithrelated through marriage
Cite this entry
APA
-in-law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-in-law
MLA
“-in-law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-in-law. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-in-law,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-in-law.
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