brother-in-law
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈbrʌðər ɪn lɔː/
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cuñado
- I invited my brother-in-law to the family gathering this weekend.
- sister and brother-in-law
- husband and brother-in-law
You say, I'll sell it to my brother-in-law at a really low price.
- You say, I'll sell it to my brother-in-law at a really low price.
- I have to tell you this amazing deal my brother-in-law got into.
- These added details suggest that maybe Angelico's brother-in-law was in fact seeking a quid pro quo.
- It worked in part because President Grant's brother-in-law never appoints your brother-in-law to anything.
- The man got some help from his brother-in-law who was in town for Father's Day weekend.
- Some indictments came out against my husband and my brother-in-law.
- Dude, I, I used to, I used to caddy for his brother-in-law a lot.
- So, you know, luckily my, my brother-in-law cut off the video.
- My family, my mother, my sister, you know, my brother-in-law, my grandmother.
Examples
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The poor soul was not only a dear friend, but my brother-in-law.
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If you decide to stay overnight, we will go to my brother-in-law's house.
Fiction book (1992) -
I have to tell you this amazing deal my brother-in-law got into.
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After you wake up, we will go either to my brother-in-law's house or to the club.
Fiction book (1992) -
You say, I'll sell it to my brother-in-law at a really low price.
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The man got some help from his brother-in-law who was in town for Father's Day weekend.
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And he was the brother-in-law of Senator Jack John F Kennedy.
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Your brother-in-law drives a BMW?
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My mother put the ice cream that Carl's brother-in-law had given to me into the trash can.
Fiction book (1990) -
My brother-in-law, he said my dad is like the Forrest Gump of classic rock.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person related to you by marriage, for example your spouse's parent or sibling
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brother-in-law is a compound of brother, in, and law, where law means 'by law' or 'by marriage', so a brother-in-law is like a brother 'by law' rather than by birth. That's why it means the brother of your spouse or the husband of your sibling.