Definition of brother-in-law Brother-in-law

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We found 14 definitions of brother-in-law from 5 different sources.

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What does brother-in-law mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

brother-in-law - a brother by marriage
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • brother-in-law (Noun)
    A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage.
  • brother-in-law (Noun)
    The brother of one's spouse.
  • brother-in-law (Noun)
    The husband of one's sibling.
  • brother-in-law (Noun)
    Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage.
  • brother-in-law (Noun)
    The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.
  • brother-in-law (Noun)
    The brother of the spouse of one's sibling.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • brother-in-law (n.)
    The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • brother-in-law
    The husband of one's sister.
  • brother-in-law
    The brother of one's wife.
  • brother-in-law
    The husband of one's spouse's sister.
  • brother-in-law
    The husband of the sister of one's husband.
  • brother-in-law
    The husband of the sister of one's wife

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A brother-in-law is the brother of someone's wife or husband. A brother-in-law is also someone's sister's husband.

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