plural sons-in-law
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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Her son-in-law is earning a Ph.D. in computer science in America. Chang Che, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025 González, who fled the country after claiming to have defeated Maduro in July’s presidential election, said his son-in-law was detained in Venezuela’s capital in early January, just days before Maduro was inaugurated. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025 French Gates ends her new book by thanking her children — daughters Jennifer, 28, and Phoebe, 22, as well as son Rory, 25 — as well as her son-in-law, Nayel Nassar. Maria Pasquini, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 During the first Trump administration, Beijing had several high-level channels of communication, most notably between then-ambassador Cui Tiankai and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for son-in-law

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of son-in-law was in the 14th century

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“Son-in-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son-in-law. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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son-in-law

noun
ˈsən-ən-ˌlȯ
plural sons-in-law
ˈsən-zən-
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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