Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

son-out-law

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables
son-out-law
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A live-in boyfriend of one's child.

noun

The ex-husband of one's child.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From son + -out-law, by analogy to son-in-law.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

sons-out-law (plural)

Questions

What does son-out-law mean?
A live-in boyfriend of one's child.
Where does son-out-law come from?
From son + -out-law, by analogy to son-in-law.

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