Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
- 1.2.1 Usage notes
- 1.2.2 Hypernyms
- 1.2.3 Related terms
- 1.2.4 Translations
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
aunt-in-law (plural aunts-in-law)
- (nonstandard) The wife of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
1871, William Lindsay, Inquiry into the Christian law, as to the relationships which bar marriage[1], page 86:
See Alsouncle-in-law - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryclose relative Definition: 2k Samples | Law Insiderniece-in-law - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryDefinition of relative, nepotism | My Florida LegalBetween uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]
- (nonstandard) The aunt of one's spouse.
- The aunt of one's husband.
- 2009 August 28, contributor, Petunia Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki
- Petunia would later become an aunt-in-law to Harry's wife Ginevra Weasley and a great-aunt to Harry and Ginny's three children; James Sirius, Albus Severus,
- 2009 August 28, contributor, Petunia Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki
- The aunt of one's wife.
- The aunt of one's husband.
Usage notes[edit]
Both meanings commonly used for aunt-in-law are used to define a distinction between someone who is an aunt by marriage (i.e., an in-law) and someone who is an aunt by blood (i.e., a sister of one of your parents). However both meanings are included within the standard definition of aunt, and for those who use this term, and a user may be trying to convey only one or both of the meanings given here. In general, unless there is a need for specificity, the use of aunt is to be preferred.
Hypernyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
wife of one's uncle
- Finnish: sedän vaimo (of one's parental uncle), enon vaimo (of one's maternal uncle)
- French: tante par alliancef
- German: Schwiegertantef
- Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
- Ingrian: minni
- Romanian: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Swedish: svärfasterc (father's brother's wife), svärmosterc (mother's brother's wife)
- Turkish: yenge(tr)
- Vietnamese: bác(vi), bác gái, thím(vi), mợ(vi)
wife of one's aunt
- Finnish: tädin vaimo
- French: tante par alliancef
- German: Schwiegertantef
- Romanian: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
- Swedish: svärfasterc (father's sister's wife), svärmosterc (mother's sister's wife)
aunt of one's husband
- Finnish: aviomiehen täti
- French: belle-tante(fr)f
- German: Schwiegertantef
- Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
- Romanian: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
- Swedish: svärfasterc (husband's father's sister), svärmosterc (husband's mother's sister)
aunt of one's wife
- Finnish: vaimon täti
- French: belle-tante(fr)f
- German: Schwiegertantef
- Swedish: svärfasterc (wife's father's sister), svärmosterc (wife's mother's sister)