relative-in-law

noun

A relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage.

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Meanings

nounrelative-in-law (plural relatives-in-law)

plural relatives-in-law · alternative relative in law

  1. A relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage.
  2. uncommonCo-relative-in-law: A relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna relative by marriage

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in-law
Broader
relativerelation
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in-law

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From relative + -in-law.

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Translations

Swedish ingift släkting
  • ingift släktingrelative-in-law
Turkish kayın akraba
  • kayın akrabarelative-in-law
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APA

relative-in-law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative-in-law

MLA

“relative-in-law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative-in-law. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relative-in-law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative-in-law.

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