son-in-law

Noun

Meaning

The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

smooth descendant brother-in-law groom bridegroom adoptee in-law smelter smelting coined brother-in-iaw bro-in-law daughter's son adopted grandson brother's grandson
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Antonyms

bride

Hypernyms

in-law relative-in-law

Derivatives

sons-in-law

Examples

Whoever got a good son-in-law gained a son, and whoever got a bad son-in-law also lost his daughter. Democritus

The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also. Democritus

My grandmother was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, my daughter was a teacher and is now a superintendent in northern California, and my son-in-law is a high school principal. I am surrounded. Loni Anderson

A son-in-law and a pig will show you the way only once. Spanish Proverb

Never praise your son-in-law until the year is out. Irish Proverb

I see by my daughter's face when the devil lays hold of my son-in-law. Portuguese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

son of the soil son's son-in-iaw son-in-law egg son-of-a-bitching son-of-a-gun stew