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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nephew-in-law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
nephew-in-law
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone's niece's husband

noun

Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)

noun

Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)

noun

Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)

noun

Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)

noun

Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)

noun

Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)

noun

Someone's spouse's nephew.

Etymology

From nephew + -in-law.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

nephews-in-law (plural)

Phrases

aunt-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law

Frequently Paired Words

aunt-in-law niece-in-law uncle-in-law

Questions

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

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