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Definition of Daughter-in-law
1. Noun. The wife of your son.
Definition of Daughter-in-law
1. Noun. The wife of one's son. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daughter-in-law
Literary usage of Daughter-in-law
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1847)
"The husband of a daughter is her father's or mother's son-in-law ; and the wife
of a sou is his father's or mother's daughter-in-law ; as 10, the husband of ..."
2. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages: Classified Subjectively and by Robert Christy (1887)
"As long as I was a daughter-in-law, I never had a good mother-in law, ... I see
by my daughter-in-law's eyes when the devil takes hold of her. Gallician. 6. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1878)
"... daughter-in-law nubo ; father-in-law o mother-in law ano ... daughter-in-law (this
is used by both sexes) ..."
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