Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niece-in-law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: niece-in-law
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone's nephew's wife.

noun

Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

noun

Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

noun

Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

noun

Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

noun

Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

noun

Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

noun

Someone's spouse's niece.

Etymology

From niece + -in-law.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

nieces-in-law (plural)

Phrases

aunt-in-law nephew-in-law uncle-in-law

Frequently Paired Words

aunt-in-law nephew-in-law uncle-in-law

Questions

What does niece-in-law mean?: Someone's nephew's wife.
Where does niece-in-law come from?: From niece + -in-law.

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