daughter-in-law in English

IPA: /ˈdɔːtə(r)ɪnˌlɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-daughter-in-law.wav [Canada] Forms: daughter-in-law [singular], daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: daughter + -in-law Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|daughter|in-law}} daughter + -in-law Head templates: {{noun|2=daughters-in-law|3=daughter-in-laws}} [POS TABLE]

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "The wife of a person's son. The opposite of a daughter-in-law would be a son-in-law, or a daughter's husband."
      ],
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  "word": "daughter-in-law"
}

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  ],
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        "1": "daughter",
        "2": "in-law"
      },
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      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "daughter + -in-law",
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    {
      "form": "daughter-in-law",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "The wife of a person's son. The opposite of a daughter-in-law would be a son-in-law, or a daughter's husband."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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"daughter-in-law" meaning in English

Noun