brother-in-law
English
/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/, /ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɑ/, /ˈbɹʌðəɹ ɪn ˌlɔː/
noun
Definitions
- A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
- (uncommon) co-brother-in-Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brother-in-lawe suffix from English brother.
Origin
English
brother
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Brotherton English
- brethren English
- brother English
- brother-out-law English
- brother-slayer English
- brother-zone English
- brotherboy English
- brotherdom English
- brotherfucker English
- brotherfucking English
- brotherhood English
- brotherji English
- brotherless English
- brotherlike English
- brotherly English
- brotherman English
- brothern English
- brotherness English
- brotherred English
- brothership English
- brotherwort English
- brothren English
- co-brother English
- co-brother-in-law English
- godbrother English
- half brother English
- half-brother English
- outbrother English
- stepbrother English
- womb-brother English
- bróder Spanish, Castilian
- bróder Portuguese
- brother Middle English
- brother-in-lawe Middle English
- in Middle English
- lawe Middle English
- brad Tagalog
- 巴打 Chinese
- 브라더 Korean
- barata Tok Pisin
- brada Sranan Tongo
- brata Bislama
- broda Nigerian Pidgin
- brother
- brothren
- brethren
- brothern
- brotherly
- brotherji
- Brotherton
- outbrother
- brotherdom
- co-brother
- brotherboy
- brotherman
- brotherred
- godbrother
- brotherlike
- brothership
- brotherhood
- stepbrother
- brotherness
- brotherless
- brotherwort
- half brother
- womb-brother
- half-brother
- brother-zone
- brotherfucker
- brotherfucking
- brother-slayer
- brother-out-law
- co-brother-in-law