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We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers.
Booker T. Washington

Meaning of "brothers-in-law" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BROTHERS-IN-LAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROTHERS-IN-LAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brothers-In-Law is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BROTHERS-IN-LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sibling-in-law

Sibling-in-law is a gender-neutral term to refer to a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. A brother-in-law is the brother of one's spouse or the husband of one's sibling. A sister-in-law is the sister of one's spouse or the wife of one's sibling. Relative to a woman, the latter case is occasionally called a 'co-sister-in-law', as they are each the sister-in-law of the other's husband. For example, if Jacob and Esau are brothers, Leah being Jacob's wife, and Adah being Esau's wife, then Adah is Jacob's sister-in-law, Leah is Esau's sister-in-law, and Adah and Leah are co-sisters-in-law to one another.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROTHERS-IN-LAW

broth
brothel
brothel-creepers
brother
brother-in-arms
brother-in-law
brotherhood
brotherlike
brotherliness
brotherly
Brothers of the Christian Schools
brothers-in-arms
brothy
brougham
brought
broughta
broughtas
brouhaha
brow
browallia

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROTHERS-IN-LAW

attorney-at-law
attorneys-at-law
barrister-at-law
brother-in-law
bye-law
counselor-at-law
daughter-in-law
daughters-in-law
father-in-law
fathers-in-law
heir-at-law
heirs-at-law
in-law
mother-in-law
mothers-in-law
pre-law
sister-in-law
sisters-in-law
son-in-law
sons-in-law

Synonyms and antonyms of brothers-in-law in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brothers-in-law» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROTHERS-IN-LAW

Find out the translation of brothers-in-law to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brothers-in-law from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brothers-in-law» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兄弟媳妇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hermanos - en-ley
570 millions of speakers

English

brothers-in-law
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाइयों जी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأخوة في القانون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

братья - в ​​- закон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irmãos -de-lei
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frères -frère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saudara mertua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brüder -in-law
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

兄弟の義理
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형제 사위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedulur mantu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anh em -trong- pháp luật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சகோதரர்கள் அண்ணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सासरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kardeşler-in-hukuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fratelli - in-law
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bracia - w - prawo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брати- в - закон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frati - in- lege
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδέλφια - σε-δικαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broers -in-law
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bröder - i-lag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brothers -in -law
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brothers-in-law

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROTHERS-IN-LAW»

The term «brothers-in-law» is regularly used and occupies the 101.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROTHERS-IN-LAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brothers-in-law

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QUOTES WITH «BROTHERS-IN-LAW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brothers-in-law.
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Booker T. Washington
We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROTHERS-IN-LAW»

Discover the use of brothers-in-law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brothers-in-law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brothers in Law
His career takes an upward turn when he is chosen to defend the caddish Alfred Greenat at the Old Bailey. In this first Roger Thursby novel Henry Cecil satires the legal profession with his usual wit and insight.
Henry Cecil, 2000
2
Coudert Brothers: a legacy in law : the history of America's ...
Portrays the evolution of America's legal profession as reflected in one of its first international law firms
Virginia Kays Veenswijk, 1994
3
Siblings: Brothers and Sisters in American History
In most ways, brothers-in-law were given like treatment.John Adams promised to recommend Abigail's brother for military promotion; Sam Adams and John Jay tried to assist their brothers-in-law in this way as well. Joseph Reed was one of ...
C. Dallett Hemphill, 2011
4
The Adventure of Elizabeth Morey, of New York, the ...
George Lewis/Louis Becke (1848-1913) was an Australian short-story writer and novelist.
Louis Becke, 2008
5
The Human Group
BROTHERS-IN-LAW (ma) We shall take up the relationship between brothers-in- law as an example of the ties between affinal kin (persons related by marriage), but we may first say a few words about the behavior of a man toward his ...
George Caspar Homans, 2003
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Bengali Women
Cases of a husband leaving for education abroad are not altogether frequent and her relationship with her brothers-in-law may be encouraged irrespective of his presence. They are always the younger brothers because she must practice a ...
Manisha Roy, 2010
7
The Spectator
Brothers-in-law almost always feel the most tender anxiety lest their sister's money, if she has any, should be left within her power, and lest her husband should get hold of it ; and they generally remain for at least ten or a dozen years after her ...
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Family Relationships : An Evolutionary Perspective: An ...
We predict that men and women will report their relationships with brothers-in- law as closer and less contentious when the brother-in-law ex- hibits characteristics linked with the mate preferences of the sister (e.g., access to resources, ...
Psychology University of Redlands Catherine A. Salmon Assistant Professor, Psychology Florida Atlantic University Todd K. Shackelford Professor, 2007
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From the Enemy's Point of View: Humanity and Divinity in an ...
A friend is a nonafflnal tiwa — in truth, an "anti-brother-in-law," since, if what links brothers-in-law is the inaccessibility of their respective sisters, then what defines friendship is the mutual sexual accessibility of spouses. But a friend is different ...
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, 1992
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Primeval kinship: how pair-bonding gave birth to human society
And Ego's older brother himself, because he maintains preferential bonds with his brothers-in-law, also stands as a natural intermediate and intercessor between his younger sister and his brothers-in-law. Given that Ego undergoes these ...
Bernard Chapais, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROTHERS-IN-LAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brothers-in-law is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Search of Uncertain Glory
The three brothers-in-law are a doctor, an engineer and a pilot who flies old British aircraft for the Indian Air Force. How does one attempt a ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Convicted killer admits to witness tampering, assault try
Parvaiz admitted that he wrote the same inmate in October 2012, asking him to harm his two brothers-in-law. He acknowledged that he was ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Businessman profited from Citigroup banker's insider tips
Another of Salman's brothers-in-law, Karim Bayyouk, was convicted of obstructing the Securities and Exchange Commission and was ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
Cape Dorset boater recounts harrowing Canada Day accident
It was another two and a half hours before Alariaq's father-in-law and two brothers-in-law arrived to take them back to town. "We had to leave ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Robert Klunk
... Sadye and Chloe Hall and Madison Beirman; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Janet and Robert Lake and Betty Schnettgoecke of Carrollton ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Shahid's unique boy's night out
"The story is of the author's maternal grandfather Bobby, a Parsi from Calicut, and his brothers-in-law who all perished in World War II as young ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
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OBIT: Mildred M. Warfel
... Beckett and Aven Hall; Scarlett Warfel; Mason and Lexton Roberts; Kate and Saphera Warfel; brother, Lloyd Riddle of Casey; brothers-in-law, ... «Newton Press Mentor, Jul 15»
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Lawrence 'Larry' Militello
... a brother and sister-in-law, Sam and Kay Militello of Wood River; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth and Dewy Bail of St. Elmo, ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Samuel Mark Gutormson - Watertown: April 19, 1957 – June 28, 2015
... his mother, Leanne Gutormson of Huron; many nieces and nephews; his mother-in-law, Janice Waege of South Shore; two brothers-in-law, ... «Brookings Register, Jul 15»
10
Gary Wallace
... a grandson, Trenton Wallace; one brother and sister-in-law, Phil and Carol Wallace of Grafton; brothers-in-law, Jim and David Seib of Grafton ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

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