Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sister-out-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: sis-ter-out-law
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sister of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.

noun

Girlfriend of one's brother or sister.

noun

The sister of one's ex-spouse.

Example Sentences

"I, on the other side, was ready to strangle my almost sister-in-law. (My sister out-law.)"
"This included Prunella Tuff, my “sister-out-law”, a term we invented to describe the relationship between us as she was the sister of my brother in-law, Tim Tuff."
"“If you're openly gay, wouldn't that make you his sister-out-law?”"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sister

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

sisters-out-law (plural)

Phrases

brother-out-law daughter-out-law father-out-law mother-out-law son-out-law

Frequently Paired Words

brother-out-law daughter-out-law father-out-law mother-out-law son-out-law sister-in-law

Questions

What does sister-out-law mean?: The sister of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Where does sister-out-law come from?: From sister + -out-law, by analogy to sister-in-law.

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