Antonyms for in laws
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-law |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪnˌlɔ |
Definition of in laws
Origin :- 1894, "anyone of a relationship not natural," abstracted from father-in-law, etc.
- The position of the 'in-laws' (a happy phrase which is attributed ... to her Majesty, than whom no one can be better acquainted with the article) is often not very apt to promote happiness. ["Blackwood's Magazine," 1894]
- The earliest recorded use of the phrase is in brother-in-law (13c.); the law is Canon Law, which defines degrees of relationship within which marriage is prohibited.
- As in relative : noun member of a family
- As in kinsman : noun relative
- As in kinswoman : noun relative
- As in menage : noun family
- As in family : noun kin, offspring; classification
Synonyms for in laws
- agnate
- ancestors
- ancestry
- aunt
- birth
- blood
- brood
- brother-in-law
- children
- clan
- clansperson
- class
- cognate
- connection
- cousin
- descendants
- descent
- dynasty
- extraction
- father
- father-in-law
- folk
- folks
- forebears
- genealogy
- generations
- genre
- grandparents
- great-grandparents
- group
- heirs and assigns
- house
- household
- in-laws
- inheritance
- issue
- kin
- kind
- kindred
- kinsman
- kinsperson
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- line
- lineage
- ménage
- mother
- mother-in-law
- nephew
- network
- niece
- parentage
- pedigree
- people
- progenitors
- progeny
- race
- relation
- relations
- relationship
- relatives
- sib
- sibling
- siblings
- sister-in-law
- stepbrother
- stepparent
- stepsister
- strain
- subdivision
- system
- tribe
- uncle
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