"father-out-law" meaning in All languages combined

See father-out-law on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fathers-out-law [plural]
Etymology: From father + -out-law, by analogy to father-in-law. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|father|out-law}} father + -out-law, {{m|en|father-in-law}} father-in-law Head templates: {{en-noun|fathers-out-law}} father-out-law (plural fathers-out-law)
  1. The father of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
    Sense id: en-father-out-law-en-noun-p56xpuIR
  2. The father of any of one's friends.
    Sense id: en-father-out-law-en-noun-mjeksxnh
  3. The father of one's ex-spouse. Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-father-out-law-en-noun-6TvB8sdH Disambiguation of Male family members: 38 11 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -out-law, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 34 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 33 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 32 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -out-law: 5 31 64 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 37 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brother-out-law, daughter-out-law, mother-out-law, sister-out-law, son-out-law Coordinate_terms: father-in-law

Inflected forms

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