Standard Lemma guide

son-in-law

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 N IH0 N L AO2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The husband of one's child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the husband of your daughter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: in-law, relative-in-law

History

Etymology

From Middle English sone in lawe; equivalent to son + -in-law.

Across languages

Translations

167 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: dhëndër — son-in-law
  • Southern Altai: кӱйӱ (küyü) — son-in-law
  • Andi: нусо (nuso) — son-in-law
  • Arabic: زَوْج اَلاِبْنَة (zawj al-ibna) — son-in-law
  • Arabic: صِهْر (ṣihr) — son-in-law
  • Arabic: خَتَن (ḵatan) — son-in-law
  • Archi: нусду (nusdu) — son-in-law
  • Armenian: փեսա (pʻesa) — son-in-law
  • Aromanian: dziniri — son-in-law
  • Aromanian: dzinire — son-in-law
  • Asturian: xenru — son-in-law
  • Asturian: xenral — son-in-law
  • Azerbaijani: yeznə — son-in-law
  • Azerbaijani: kürəkən — son-in-law
  • Azerbaijani: giyəv — son-in-law
  • Azerbaijani: dadı — son-in-law
  • Bats: სიძე̂ (siʒê) — son-in-law
  • Belarusian: зяць (zjacʹ) — son-in-law
  • Bengali: জামাই (jamai) — son-in-law
  • Bengali: দামাদ (damad) — son-in-law
  • Bhojpuri: दामाद (dāmād) — son-in-law
  • Breton: mab-kaer — son-in-law
  • Breton: deuñv — son-in-law
  • Bulgarian: зет (zet) — son-in-law
  • Burmese: သမက် (sa.mak) — son-in-law
  • Catalan: gendre — son-in-law
  • Chechen: нуц (nuc) — son-in-law
  • Chinese Cantonese: 女婿 (neoi5 sai3) — son-in-law
  • Hakka Chinese: 婿郎 (se-lòng) — son-in-law
  • Chinese: 囝婿 (kán-sài, kián-sài) — son-in-law
  • Chinese: 半子 (poàn-chír, poàn-chú) — son-in-law
  • Chinese: 女婿 (lír-sài, lí-sài, lú-sài) — son-in-law
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女婿 (nǚxu) — son-in-law
  • Chinese Mandarin: 婿 (xù) — son-in-law
  • Cornish: deuv — son-in-law
  • Czech: zeť — son-in-law
  • Danish: svigersøn — son-in-law
  • Dutch: schoonzoon — son-in-law
  • Estonian: väimees — son-in-law
  • Faroese: versonur — son-in-law
  • Faroese: dóttursonur — son-in-law
  • Finnish: vävy — son-in-law
  • French: beau-fils — son-in-law
  • French: gendre — son-in-law
  • Friulian: zinar — son-in-law
  • Friulian: ginar — son-in-law
  • Gagauz: güvää — son-in-law
  • Galician: xenro — son-in-law
  • Georgian: სიძე (siʒe) — son-in-law
  • German: Schwiegersohn — son-in-law
  • German: Tochtermann — son-in-law
  • German: Eidam — son-in-law
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs) — son-in-law
  • Greek: γαμπρός (gamprós) — son-in-law
  • Ancient Greek: γαμβρός (gambrós) — son-in-law
  • Guugu Yimidhirr: biidyirr — son-in-law
  • Guugu Yimidhirr: ngalaadhin — son-in-law
  • Hebrew: חָתָן (khatan) — son-in-law
  • Hindi: दामाद (dāmād) — son-in-law
  • Hindi: जमाई (jamāī) — son-in-law
  • Hungarian: vő — son-in-law
  • Hungarian: vej — son-in-law
  • Hunsrik: Schwieghersohn — son-in-law
  • Icelandic: tengdasonur — son-in-law
  • Ido: bofiliulo — son-in-law
  • Indonesian: menantu laki-laki — son-in-law
  • Indonesian: menantu — son-in-law
  • Ingrian: vävy — son-in-law
  • Ingush: найц (najc) — son-in-law
  • Irish: cliamhain — son-in-law
  • Italian: genero — son-in-law
  • Japanese: 婿 (muko) — son-in-law
  • Kabuverdianu: jénru — son-in-law
  • Kannada: ಅಳಿಯ (aḷiya) — son-in-law
  • Kashmiri: زامتُر (zāmtur) — son-in-law
  • Korean: 사위 (sawi) — son-in-law
  • Central Kurdish: زاوا (zawa) — son-in-law
  • Northern Kurdish: zava — son-in-law
  • Ladino: yerno — son-in-law
  • Latin: gener — son-in-law
  • Latvian: znots — son-in-law
  • Laz: სიჯა (sica) — son-in-law
  • Lepcha: ᰕᰤᰩᰭ (myók) — son-in-law
  • Lithuanian: žentas — son-in-law
  • Luxembourgish: Eedem — son-in-law
  • Macedonian: зет (zet) — son-in-law
  • Manx: cleuin — son-in-law
  • Māori: hunaonga — son-in-law
  • Māori: hunōnga — son-in-law
  • Eastern Mari: веҥе (veŋe) — son-in-law
  • Mauritian Creole: bofis — son-in-law
  • Mazanderani: زاما (zāmā) — son-in-law
  • Middle English: sone in lawe — son-in-law
  • Mingrelian: სინჯა (sinǯa) — son-in-law
  • Nanai: аоси (aosi) — son-in-law
  • Navajo: aadaaní — son-in-law
  • Navajo: doishʼíinii — son-in-law
  • Navajo: doo yooʼíinii — son-in-law
  • Norman: bieau-fis — son-in-law
  • Norwegian: måg — son-in-law
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svigersønn — son-in-law
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svigerson — son-in-law
  • Occitan: gendre — son-in-law
  • Odia: ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwāĩ) — son-in-law
  • Old English: āþum — son-in-law
  • Ossetian: сиахс (siaxs) — son-in-law
  • Pashto: زوم — son-in-law
  • Pennsylvania German: Schwiegersoh — son-in-law
  • Persian: داماد (dâmâd) — son-in-law
  • Plautdietsch: Schwiasän — son-in-law
  • Polabian: ząt — son-in-law
  • Polish: zięć — son-in-law
  • Portuguese: genro — son-in-law
  • Punjabi: ਜਵਾਈ (javāī) — son-in-law
  • Punjabi: ਦਾਮਾਦ (dāmād) — son-in-law
  • Romani: ʒamutro — son-in-law
  • Romanian: ginere — son-in-law
  • Russian: зять (zjatʹ) — son-in-law
  • Sanskrit: जामातृ (jāmātṛ) — son-in-law
  • Sardinian: géneru — son-in-law
  • Sardinian: génniru — son-in-law
  • Scots: guid-son — son-in-law
  • Scottish Gaelic: mac-cèile — son-in-law
  • Scottish Gaelic: ban-sgoth — son-in-law
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliamhainn — son-in-law
  • Serbo-Croatian: зет — son-in-law
  • Serbo-Croatian: zet — son-in-law
  • Seychellois Creole: zann — son-in-law
  • Sicilian: jènniru — son-in-law
  • Slovak: zať — son-in-law
  • Slovene: zet — son-in-law
  • Lower Sorbian: pśichodny syn — son-in-law
  • Lower Sorbian: źowki cłowjek — son-in-law
  • Lower Sorbian: šwigersyn — son-in-law
  • Spanish: yerno — son-in-law
  • Old Spanish: yerno — son-in-law
  • Svan: ჩი̄ჟე (čīže) — son-in-law
  • Swedish: svärson — son-in-law
  • Swedish: måg — son-in-law
  • Tagalog: lalaking manugang — son-in-law
  • Tamil: மருமகன் (marumakaṉ) — son-in-law
  • Taos: tàʼána — son-in-law
  • Taos: ȕʼúna — son-in-law
  • Telugu: అల్లుడు (alluḍu) — son-in-law
  • Thai: ลูกเขย (lûuk-kə̌əi) — son-in-law
  • Turkish: güvey — son-in-law
  • Turkish: damat — son-in-law
  • Turkish: güveyi — son-in-law
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: كويكو (güyägü) — son-in-law
  • Ottoman Turkish: كویكی (güveği, güveyi) — son-in-law
  • Ottoman Turkish: داماد (damad) — son-in-law
  • Ukrainian: зять (zjatʹ) — son-in-law
  • Venetan: zendro — son-in-law
  • Venetan: zènero — son-in-law
  • Venetan: xènero — son-in-law
  • Venetan: xènaro — son-in-law
  • Venetan: dhènero — son-in-law
  • Vietnamese: rể — son-in-law
  • Vietnamese: con rể — son-in-law
  • Vilamovian: adum — son-in-law
  • Volapük: lüson — son-in-law
  • Welsh: mab-yng-nghyfraith — son-in-law
  • Welsh: daw — son-in-law
  • Western Yugur: küzegi — son-in-law
  • Woiwurrung: karry-karry imboo — son-in-law
  • Woiwurrung: koon-de-long — son-in-law
  • Zazaki: zama (diq) — son-in-law
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