Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

son-in-law

/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
son-in-law
IPA
/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The husband of one's child.

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How do you pronounce son-in-law?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/.
What does son-in-law mean?
The husband of one's child.
Where does son-in-law come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce son-in-law

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