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Sometimes I wonder if there is something about my family which invites violence. 'Is it envy,' you ask? I don't know... I've had so much, a son as president, two as senators, a son-in-law who's an ambassador... perhaps God doesn't permit that much.
Rose Kennedy

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

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PRONUNCIATION OF SON-IN-LAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SON-IN-LAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Son-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 SON-IN-LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Affinity (law)

In law and in cultural anthropology, affinity, as distinguished from consanguinity, is the kinship relationship that exists between two or more people as a result of somebody's marriage. It is the relationship which each party to a marriage has to the relations of the other partner to the marriage; but does not cover the marital relationship of the parties to the marriage themselves. Though laws vary considerably, affinity does not always cease with the death of one of the marriage partners through whom affinity is traced, nor with the divorce of the marriage partners. In addition to kinship by marriage, "affinity" can sometimes also include kinship by adoption and step relationship. In English, affinity is usually signified by adding "-in-law" to the degree of kinship. This can also be applied to an uncle-in-law, aunt-in-law, niece-in-law or nephew-in-law. In law, affinity may be relevant in relation to prohibitions on incestuous sexual relations and in relation to whether particular couples are prohibited from marrying.

Definition of son-in-law in the English dictionary

The definition of son-in-law in the dictionary is the husband of one's daughter.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SON-IN-LAW

son
son of a bitch
son of a gun
son of God
Son of Man
sonance
sonancy
sonant
sonantal
sonantic
sonar
sonarman
sonata
sonata form
sonatina
sonce
sondage
sonde
sondeli
sonder

WORDS THAT END LIKE SON-IN-LAW

attorney-at-law
attorneys-at-law
barrister-at-law
brother-in-law
brothers-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
sons-in-law

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

SYNONYMS

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

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TRANSLATION OF SON-IN-LAW

Find out the translation of son-in-law to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of son-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 «son-in-law» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

女婿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yerno
570 millions of speakers

English

son-in-law
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेटा जी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زَوْجُ الْإِبْنَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

genro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জামাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwiegersohn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

娘婿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putra mantu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con rể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மருமகன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जावई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Damat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

genero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zięć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зять
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ginere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαμπρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seun -in-wet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svärson
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svigersønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of son-in-law

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

The term «son-in-law» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SON-IN-LAW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «son-in-law» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «son-in-law» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «SON-IN-LAW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word son-in-law.
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Loni Anderson
My grandmother was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, my daughter was a teacher and is now a superintendent in northern California, and my son-in-law is a high school principal. I am surrounded.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
If there's anything I'd hate as a son-in-law, it's an actor; and if there's anything I think I'd hate worse than an actor as a son-in-law, it's an English actor.
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Rose Kennedy
Sometimes I wonder if there is something about my family which invites violence. 'Is it envy,' you ask? I don't know... I've had so much, a son as president, two as senators, a son-in-law who's an ambassador... perhaps God doesn't permit that much.
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Wesley Morris
The bravery of Stanley Kramer's 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' amounted to two Hollywood legends - Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy - telling the world that a black son-in-law is something they can live with, and so should you, especially if he looks like Sidney Poitier and has degrees.
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Suzanne Somers
I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works.

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

Discover the use of son-in-law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to son-in-law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The devil's son-in-law: the story of Peetie Wheatstraw & his ...
Blue-singer, songwriter, piano and guitar player, William Bunch (1902-1941) was well-known as Peetie Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-in-Law and the High Sheriff from Hell.
Paul Garon, 2003
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Mother-In-Law, Son-In-Law
In this sexually explicit tale, lonely, unhappily married people try to find happiness by daring to follow their hearts.
Julia, Brian Trevelyan, 2008
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Isan Son-in-Law
Lawrence Whiting. The same letter went on to tell us about Yai's health: After you went back to England, I came back to Bangkok to take Mother to Phana. As far as her health is concerned, everything seems to be all right except that her leg is ...
Lawrence Whiting
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Tho Quiney - Gent : Shakespeare's Son-in-law
waiting at New Place for his father-in-law's arrival, diagnosed the new fever - typhus. His shaking and his sweating was severe. The sick man*s body, particularly the arms, were covered with spots. He complained of pain of the head and pain ...
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The Son-in-Law, Etc
THE. SON-IN-LAW. WACT I. SCENEv I. An Aportmcnt in Cranky': Hozse. Enter Cecilia. Cecilia. ATHER! Sir! do, pray come out-I fear he'll do some mischief there -Papa! Enter Cranky. Cranky. Ah ha! upon my word very well _very pretty indeed.
John O'Keeffe, 1805
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The Son-in-Law, a Comic Opera. ... The Second Edition, Corrected
THE. SON-IN-LAW. ' 23. and you say all: I hear, says my Italian, Mr. Cranky spoke of as a very worthy old gentleman. The world's damnably given to lying, says I, for the only , good thing I know of him is, that he drinks my wine, and pays me ...
John O'Keeffe, 1792
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The Son-in-law, a Comic Opera, in Two Acts by John O'Keeffe
John O'Keeffe. Cranky. What case? I/in. In St. George's fields. Cranky. The King's Bench Z Vin. Yes, he's a man of pleasure-The dog and duck will be his Ranelaghs, and he'll travel as far as the Lactarium. Cranky. Fact ? * \ Fin. Think no more ...
John O'Keeffe, 1783
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Beauties and Beasts
Monkey Son-in-Law Japanese nee upon a time there was a farmer. The sun shone day after day one year and his family's rice fields dried up. No more water came, and the soil cracked. The farmer sat on the border of his paddy and said to  ...
Betsy Gould Hearne, 1993
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Conversion, Identity, and Power: The Impact of Christianity ...
Wife-Taker and Wife-Giver The power relationship that is created through the high bridewealth payment gives the father-in-law access to the material assets of his son- in-law and his family. This gives the father-in-law the ability to acquire and ...
A. Sue Russell, 1999
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Tales of Madness: A Selection from Luigi Pirandello's Short ...
Mrs. Frola and Mr. Ponza, Her Son-in-Law Well, for heaven's sake! Can you imagine that? It's enough to drive us really crazy — all of us — just trying to figure out which of the two is mad, this Mrs. Frola or that Mr. Ponza, her son-in-law. This is ...
‎1984

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term son-in-law is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Gotti's Former Son-in-Law Arrested for Alleged Car Theft Scheme
The former son-in-law of infamous mobster John Gotti is now in police custody on charges related to a "large-scale" car theft ring, authorities in Ohio said today. «ABC News, Jul 15»
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Ex-NY Assembly speaker's son-in-law admits to defrauding investors
NEW YORK A son-in-law of indicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pleaded guilty on Monday to operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Guatemala arrests the son-in-law of President Perez Molina for …
Gustavo Martinez, son-in-law of Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina, arrives to court escorted by police in Guatemala City, Thursday, July 9, 2015. Martinez ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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Lark Voorhies' mom reportedly takes out restraining order against …
Lark Voorhies' mom reportedly takes out restraining order against son-in-law. Published June 16, 2015. New York Post. Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print. «Fox News, Jun 15»
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George Pataki's Son-In-Law Shows Young Suffer Stroke
Former Republican Gov. George Pataki's son-in-law remains under treatment for a severe stroke, a condition that is on the increase in young people, a top ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
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George Pataki Postpones Campaign Stops After Son-in-Law Suffers …
George Pataki postponed a scheduled trip to New Hampshire on Thursday after his son-in-law suffered a life-threatening stroke while aboard a flight, his ... «NBC New York, Jun 15»
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Father and 'son-in-law' arrested for abduction of child bride
The members arrested the father (39) of a girl in the nearby farm for being an accomplice during the abduction and also arrested his 'son-in-law' for four counts ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
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At Wal-Mart, a Son-in-Law for Chairman
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 1.01 % said Friday that longtime board Chairman Rob Walton would be succeeded by Greg Penner—his son-in-law and just the third ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Son-in-law accused of killing three in Colbert home; suspect was …
The son-in-law of one of the three people shot to death before fire was set to their Colbert home and barn was arrested this afternoon on three counts of ... «The Spokesman Review, May 15»
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Peter Davison: having another Doctor Who as a son-in-law is rather …
A couple involve David Tennant, who not only played the 10th Doctor from 2005-10 but is also Davison's son-in-law, having met his daughter Georgia when she ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

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