marry-in

noun

A person who is on a family tree because he has married someone on the tree, and is not related by blood to anyone on the tree except his own descendants.

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Meanings

nounmarry-in (plural marry-ins)

plural marry-ins

  1. biologyA person who is on a family tree because he has married someone on the tree, and is not related by blood to anyone on the tree except his own descendants.
  2. A protest where many people marry, as in protest of a law that forbids such marriages.

Origin

* (genetics): Deverbal from marry in. * (protest): From marry + -in.

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APA

marry-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marry-in

MLA

“marry-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marry-in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marry-in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marry-in.

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