daughter-in-law Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈdɔː.tər.ɪn.lɔː]
  • Us [ ˈdɑː.t̬ɚ.ɪn.lɑː]

Meaning of daughter-in-law In English

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Examples of daughter-in-law

  • He was exceedingly fond of his daughter-in-law, and never could speak of her without emotion. 

  • My daughter-in-law is good to me but she needs everything she makes. 

  • She owns nothing and is living in the home of her daughter-in-law who is kind to her and cares for her as best she can. 

  • The farewells of mother and daughter-in-law were cold. 

  • There arose at once the almost inevitable conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. 

  • Several of the widowed or divorced men lived with a daughter, daughter-in-law or granddaughter and were thereby assured of care should they need it.

  • Over the fiveyear period land-buying households increased their adult labour force chiefly by bringing in a son- or daughter-in-law.

  • Older women are much more likely than men to mention having this support from a daughter-in-law.

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Translations of daughter-in-law In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    兒媳…

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  • 中文简体

    儿媳…

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  • Español

    nuera, nuera [feminine]…

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  • Português

    nora…

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  • 日本語

    義理の娘…

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  • Türk dili

    gelin…

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  • Français

    belle-fille [feminine], belle-fille…

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  • Catalan

    jove…

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