Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daughter-in-law

/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: daugh-ter-in-law
IPA: /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wife of one's child.

Example Sentences

"For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law."
"They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery."
"And we can watch how that plays out as Trump attempts to get his daughter-in-law, Lara, into the U.S. Senate."

Etymology

From Middle English doghter in lawe; equivalent to daughter + -in-law.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: doghter in lawe

Inflected Forms

daughters-in-law (plural) daughter-in-laws (colloquial, nonstandard)

Phrases

brother-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law

Frequently Paired Words

brother-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law

Synonyms

bahu

Questions

How do you pronounce daughter-in-law?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/.
What does daughter-in-law mean?: The wife of one's child.
Where does daughter-in-law come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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