noun
Meaning 1
The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uncle-in-law
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noun
Meaning 2
The uncle of one's spouse.
The uncle of one's husband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki Vernon would later become an uncle-in-law to Harry's wife, Ginny and a great-uncle to Harry and Ginny's children, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The uncle of one's spouse.
The uncle of one's wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From uncle + -in-law.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: oncle par alliance — husband of one's aunt
- German: Schwiegeronkel — husband of one's aunt
- Hindi: फूफा (phūphā) — husband of one's aunt
- Hindi: मौसा (mausā) — husband of one's aunt
- Serbo-Croatian: тетак — husband of one's aunt
- Serbo-Croatian: tetak — husband of one's aunt
- Swedish: svärfarbror — husband of one's aunt
- Swedish: svärmorbror — husband of one's aunt
- Tewa: táta — husband of one's aunt
- Turkish: enişte — husband of one's aunt
- Vietnamese: bác — husband of one's aunt
- Vietnamese: bác trai — husband of one's aunt
- Vietnamese: bác dượng — husband of one's aunt
- Vietnamese: chú — husband of one's aunt
- Vietnamese: chú dượng — husband of one's aunt
- Vietnamese: dượng — husband of one's aunt
- French: oncle par alliance — husband of one's uncle
- German: Schwiegeronkel — husband of one's uncle
- Swedish: svärfarbror — husband of one's uncle
- Swedish: svärmorbror — husband of one's uncle
- Tewa: táta — husband of one's uncle
- Turkish: yenge — husband of one's uncle
- French: bel-oncle — uncle of one's husband
- German: Schwiegeronkel — uncle of one's husband
- Hindi: चचिया ससुर (caciyā sasur) — uncle of one's husband
- Hindi: ममिया ससुर (mamiyā sasur) — uncle of one's husband
- Swedish: svärfarbror — uncle of one's husband
- Swedish: svärmorbror — uncle of one's husband
- Tewa: táta — uncle of one's husband
- French: bel-oncle — uncle of one's wife
- German: Schwiegeronkel — uncle of one's wife
- Hindi: चचिया ससुर (caciyā sasur) — uncle of one's wife
- Hindi: ममिया ससुर (mamiyā sasur) — uncle of one's wife
- Swedish: svärfarbror — uncle of one's wife
- Swedish: svärmorbror — uncle of one's wife
- Tewa: táta — uncle of one's wife