noun
Meaning 1
Someone's niece's husband
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Standard Lemma guide
nephew-in-law
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noun
Meaning 2
Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
Someone's sibling's son-in-law
Someone's brother's son-in-law. (fraternal nephew-in-law)
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noun
Meaning 3
Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
Someone's sibling's son-in-law
Someone's sister's son-in-law. (sororal nephew-in-law)
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noun
Meaning 4
Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
Someone's spouse's sibling's son-in-law
Someone's wife's brother's son-in-law.
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noun
Meaning 5
Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
Someone's spouse's sibling's son-in-law
Someone's wife's sister's son-in-law.
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noun
Meaning 6
Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
Someone's spouse's sibling's son-in-law
Someone's husband's brother's son-in-law.
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noun
Meaning 7
Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
Someone's spouse's sibling's son-in-law
Someone's husband's sister's son-in-law.
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noun
Meaning 8
Someone's spouse's nephew.
Someone's husband's nephew. (Usually called a nephew.)
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Usage: rare
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noun
Meaning 9
Someone's spouse's nephew.
Someone's wife's nephew. (Usually called a nephew.)
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Usage: rare
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History
Etymology
From nephew + -in-law.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 姪女婿 /侄女婿 (zat6 neoi5 sai3) — son-in-law of someone's brother
- Chinese: 孫婿 /孙婿 (sun-saì) — son-in-law of someone's brother
- Chinese Mandarin: 姪女婿 /侄女婿 (zhínǚxù) — son-in-law of someone's brother
- Chinese Cantonese: 外甥女婿 (ngoi6 sang1 neoi5 sai3) — son-in-law of someone's sister
- Chinese: 外女婿 (gōe-sng-saì, gōe-seng-saì) — son-in-law of someone's sister
- Chinese Mandarin: 外甥女婿 (wàishēngnǚxù) — son-in-law of someone's sister