daughter-in-law
noun
daugh·ter-in-law
ˈdȯ-tər-in-ˌlȯ 
ˈdȯ-tərn-
plural daughters-in-law
ˈdȯ-tər-zin-ˌlȯ
: the wife of one's son or daughter
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Houston died Monday morning at her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, Houston's daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, confirmed to The Associated Press and People magazine.
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Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
In a statement, her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, said that she was surrounded by her family.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Republican National Committee co-Chairwoman Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, is from Wilmington, North Carolina.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Oct. 2024
Whitney's mom, Cissy, died at 91 on Oct. 7, while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
In a statement, her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, said that she was surrounded by her family.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Republican National Committee co-Chairwoman Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, is from Wilmington, North Carolina.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Oct. 2024
Whitney's mom, Cissy, died at 91 on Oct. 7, while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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