Meanings
plural uncles-in-law
- The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
Between uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]
1871, William Lindsay, Inquiry into the Christian law, as to the relationships which bar marriage, page 86 - The uncle of one's spouse.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
French oncle par alliance, oncle par alliance
- oncle par alliancehusband of one's aunt
- oncle par alliancehusband of one's uncle
- bel-oncleuncle of one's husband
- bel-oncleuncle of one's wife
German Schwiegeronkel, Schwiegeronkel
- Schwiegeronkelhusband of one's aunt
- Schwiegeronkelhusband of one's uncle
- Schwiegeronkeluncle of one's husband
- Schwiegeronkeluncle of one's wife
Hindi फूफा, मौसा
- फूफा (phūphā)husband of one's aunt
- मौसा (mausā)husband of one's aunt
- चचिया ससुर (caciyā sasur)uncle of one's husband
- ममिया ससुर (mamiyā sasur)uncle of one's husband
- चचिया ससुर (caciyā sasur)uncle of one's wife
- ममिया ससुर (mamiyā sasur)uncle of one's wife
Swedish svärfarbror, svärmorbror
- svärfarbrorhusband of one's aunt
- svärmorbrorhusband of one's aunt
- svärfarbrorhusband of one's uncle
- svärmorbrorhusband of one's uncle
- svärfarbroruncle of one's husband
- svärmorbroruncle of one's husband
- svärfarbroruncle of one's wife
- svärmorbroruncle of one's wife
Turkish enişte, yenge
- eniştehusband of one's aunt
- yengehusband of one's uncle
Vietnamese bác, bác trai
- báchusband of one's aunt
- bác traihusband of one's aunt
- bác dượnghusband of one's aunt
- chúhusband of one's aunt
- chú dượnghusband of one's aunt
- dượnghusband of one's aunt
Cite this entry
uncle-in-law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncle-in-law
“uncle-in-law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncle-in-law. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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