uncle-in-law

noun

The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).

Meanings

noununcle-in-law (plural uncles-in-law)

plural uncles-in-law

  1. 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
  2. The uncle of one's spouse.
    1. The uncle of one's husband.

      2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki Vernon would later become an uncle-in-law to Harry's wife, Ginny and a great-uncle to Harry and Ginny's children, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter.

    2. The uncle of one's wife.

Synonyms & antonyms

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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
APA

uncle-in-law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncle-in-law

MLA

“uncle-in-law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncle-in-law. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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