Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The husband of one's child.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The husband of one's daughter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
husband of one's child.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the husband of your daughter
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Examples
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Despite his son's current global success Mr Zuckerberg said that, when he has a computer problem at the dental surgery, he calls his son-in-law for help because "Mark was never a repair kind of guy."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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A Spanish court has called a son-in-law of King Juan Carlos to testify as a suspect in a corruption probe that has become a headache for the monarchy.
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MADRID—A Spanish court said Thursday it has called a son-in-law of King Juan Carlos to testify as a suspect in a high-profile corruption probe that has become the biggest headache for the country's monarchy in years.
Spanish King's Son-In-Law to Testify in Corruption Probe David Roman 2011
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Hepner screamed, calling her son-in-law at least one choice name before he was transported to Broward General Hospital.
VIDEO: Cheryl Hepner, Angry Grandma, Shoots Son-In-Law Who Records Attack On iPhone 2011
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That great American democrat Archie Bunker used to call his son-in-law "Meathead" for his fatuous opinions, and Meathead was a graduate student in sociology.
Sociology and Other 'Meathead' Majors Harvey Mansfield 2011
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To Testify in Probe A Spanish court said it has called a son-in-law of King Juan Carlos to testify as a suspect in a corruption probe that has become the biggest headache for the country's monarchy in years.
World Watch 2011
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More than a year ago, Bill Brundage was reminiscing with his son-in-law about his teaching days.
Historic Boblo Island Block House From 1800s To Be Moved The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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More than a year ago, Bill Brundage was reminiscing with his son-in-law about his teaching days.
Historic Boblo Island Block House From 1800s To Be Moved The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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A sister shows up who just happens to mention to another sister that it looks as if she's gaining weight, or a mother-in-law says something just slightly sarcastic about her son-in-law's choice of careers.
Dr. Phil McGraw: Holiday Advice Dr. Phil McGraw 2011
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Little did then-toddler Fraser know that his future son-in-law, Barack Obama, would serve as Grand Marshal 70 years after his hopeful parents had enlisted him.
Megan Smolenyak: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: LaVaughn Johnson Megan Smolenyak 2012
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