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father-in-law

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː

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One's spouse's father.
A stepfather.
obsolete

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Españolsuegro

Françaisbeau-père

DeutschSchwäher Schwiegervater

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العربيةحم

Azərbaycan diliqayınata

Беларускаясвёкар цесць

Българскисвекър тъст

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Catalàsogre

Češtinatchán

Cymraegtad yng nghyfraith

Dansksvigerfar

Ελληνικάπεθερός

Esperantobopatro

Eestiäi

Euskaraaitaginarreba

فارسیپدرزن پدرشوهر

Suomiappi appiukko

Gaeilgeathair céile

Gàidhligathair-cèile

Galegosogro

עבריתחותן חם

हिन्दीसमधी ससुर

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Magyarapós

Հայերենաներ սկեսրայր

Italianosuocero

日本語岳父義父舅

ქართულიმამამთილი სიმამრი

한국어가스아바이 가시아버지 시아버지장인 장인어른

Kurdîtaşt têşt

Latinapatraster socer socrus

LëtzebuergeschSchwéierpapp

Македонскисвекор тест

मराठीसासरा

မြန်မာယောက္ခထီး

Nederlandsschoonvader

ଓଡ଼ିଆଶ୍ୱଶୁର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀسوہرا

Polskiświekier teść

Portuguêssogro

Românăsocru

Русскийсвёкор свёкр тесть

සිංහලමාමා

Slovenčinasvokor tesť

Slovenščinatast

Shqipvjehërr

Српскиpunac svak svekartast tašt test свак свекар таст тест

Svenskasvärfar

Kiswahilibaba mkwe

தமிழ்மாமனார்

ไทยพ่อตา พ่อผัว

Türkçekayınbaba kayınpeder kaynata

Українськасвекор тесть

اردوخُسَر سسر

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Examples

“`Yes,` replied Snawley. `The fact is, I am not their father, Mr Squeers. I'm only their father-in-law.`”

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