brother-in-law

Noun

Meaning

The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

brother in law

Synonyms

father mother blood kinsman relative connection relation folk cousin aunt niece folks mother-in-law uncle half-brother
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Antonyms

fork man stranger

Hypernyms

in-law relative-in-law

Related terms

mother-in-law daughter-in-law father-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law co-wife

Derivatives

brothers-in-law

Examples

1782 portrait of Constanze Mozart by her brother-in-law Joseph Lange Near the height of his quarrels with Colloredo, Mozart moved in with the Weber family, who had moved to Vienna from Mannheim. Source: Internet

Aconitine was the poison used by George Henry Lamson in 1881 to murder his brother-in-law in order to secure an inheritance. Source: Internet

After the sale of the family farm Roger moved to Sheboygan, living with his sisters and brother-in-law. Source: Internet

After his brother-in-law left, he heard a child crying inside the house and when he went to check, he found his wife unconscious. Source: Internet

All the five people in the ambulance were seriously injured in the incident and were rushed to the district hospital where Rehana and her brother-in-law, Arif (30), succumbed. Source: Internet

By early December, Llywelyn controlled all of Gwynedd Is Conwy apart from the royal castles at Dyserth and Dnoredudd as a reward for his support and dispossessing his brother-in-law, Rhys Fychan, who supported the king. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

brother-husband brother-in-arms brother-in-iaw brother-officer brother-out-law brother-slayer