"belle-sœur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /bɛl.sœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-belle-sœur.wav Forms: belles-sœurs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French [Term?]. By surface analysis, belle- + sœur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French [Term?], {{inh+|fr|frm}} Inherited from Middle French [Term?], {{surf|fr|belle-|sœur}} By surface analysis, belle- + sœur Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|belles-sœurs}} belle-sœur f (plural belles-sœurs)
  1. sister-in-law (wife's or husband's sister) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-belle-sœur-fr-noun-rhvjWjvt Categories (other): French terms prefixed with belle- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with belle-: 29 42 29
  2. sister-in-law (brother's wife) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-belle-sœur-fr-noun-HHMermRR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with belle-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family, Female family members Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 59 39 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with belle-: 29 42 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 60 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 61 38 Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Female family members: 14 68 18
  3. step-sister, stepsister Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-belle-sœur-fr-noun-256iAOdM Categories (other): French terms prefixed with belle- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with belle-: 29 42 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: beau-fils [masculine], beau-frère [masculine], beau-père [masculine], belle-fille [feminine], belle-mère [feminine], bru [feminine], gendre [masculine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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