Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daughter-out-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
daugh-ter-out-law
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The live-in girlfriend of one's child.

noun

The ex-wife of one's child.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

Questions

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

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