Meanings
plural co-parents-in-law
- A parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law, that is, a parent-in-law of one's son or daughter.
the relation between co-parents-in-law focuses on the production of grandchildren […] the relation between co-parents-in-law as stabilized through shared grandchildren
1995, Janet Carsten, Stephen Hugh-Jones, About the house: Lévi-Strauss and beyond, pages 120, 132Synonyms: co-grandparent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law, that is, a parent-in-law of one's son or daughter.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 親家 /亲家
- 親家 /亲家 (can³ gaa¹)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Chinese Mandarin 親家 /亲家
- 親家 /亲家 (qìngjiā)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Greek συμπέθερος, συμπεθέρα
- συμπέθερος (sympétheros)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- συμπεθέρα (sympethéra)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Indonesian besan, bisan
- besanthe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- bisanthe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Italian consuocero, consuocera
- consuocerothe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- consuocerathe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Korean 사돈
- 사돈 (sadon)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Polish rodzic zięcia, rodzic synowej
- rodzic zięciathe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- rodzic synowejthe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Portuguese consogro, consogra
- consogrothe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- consograthe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Russian сват, сва́тья
- сват (svat)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- сва́тья (svátʹja)the parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Spanish consuegro, consuegra
- consuegrothe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- consuegrathe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Tagalog balai, balae
- balaithe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- balaethe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
- baysanthe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Turkish dünür
- dünürthe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Vietnamese thông gia
- thông giathe parent of one's son- or daughter-in-law
Cite this entry
co-parent-in-law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-parent-in-law
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