"niece-in-law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nieces-in-law [plural]
Etymology: From niece + -in-law. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|niece|in-law}} niece + -in-law Head templates: {{en-noun|nieces-in-law}} niece-in-law (plural nieces-in-law)
  1. Someone's nephew's wife.
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-cBZDnLsj
  2. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
    Someone's sibling's daughter-in-law.
    Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)
    Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-JEc~jCoZ Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2
  3. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
    Someone's sibling's daughter-in-law.
    Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)
    Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-0EOIlujI Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2
  4. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
    Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
    Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.
    Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-W9z18NRr Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2
  5. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
    Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
    Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.
    Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-P3E4FIhR Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2
  6. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
    Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
    Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.
    Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-0GZfB0UZ Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2
  7. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
    Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
    Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.
    Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-hZYHvB5F Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 4 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 2 2
  8. (rare) Someone's spouse's niece.
    Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-oMki3NN1 Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11
  9. (rare) Someone's spouse's niece.
    Someone's wife's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-niece-in-law-en-noun-vxXMiooi Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: in-law Related terms: aunt-in-law, nephew-in-law, uncle-in-law

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