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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The medical odyssey began last January when royal officials announced that the king, 76, would receive treatment for an enlarged prostate and his daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, would undergo abdominal surgery.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
The conference’s website also listed Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as a headline speaker, though the event organizer told WIRED that her presence is still not fully confirmed.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
But if the incoming first lady and her stepdaughter were not wearing black, the ensembles donned by daughter Tiffany Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump and granddaughter Kai Trump also appeared to be somber, even funereal looking.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The sovereign visited his daughter-in-law before his own procedure, and they were discharged a few days apart.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
The conference’s website also listed Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as a headline speaker, though the event organizer told WIRED that her presence is still not fully confirmed.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
But if the incoming first lady and her stepdaughter were not wearing black, the ensembles donned by daughter Tiffany Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump and granddaughter Kai Trump also appeared to be somber, even funereal looking.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The sovereign visited his daughter-in-law before his own procedure, and they were discharged a few days apart.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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