daughter-in-law

Definition

The wife of one's child.

Etymology

From Middle English doghter in lawe; equivalent to daughter + -in-law.

Example Sentences

• "For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law."
• "They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery."
• "And we can watch how that plays out as Trump attempts to get his daughter-in-law, Lara, into the U.S. Senate."

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