niece-in-law - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Hypernyms
  - 1.2.2 Related terms
  - 1.2.3 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From niece +‎ -in-law.

Noun[edit]

niece-in-law (plural nieces-in-law)

Someone's nephew's wife.
Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).
1. Someone's sibling's daughter-in-law.
  1. Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)
  2. Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)
2. Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.
  1. Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.
  2. Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.
  3. Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.
  4. Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.
(rare) Someone's spouse's niece.
1. Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
2. Someone's wife's niece. (Usually called a niece.)

Hypernyms[edit]

in-law

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

daughter-in-law of someone's brother

daughter-in-law of someone's sister-in-law

niece of someone's husband — see niece

niece of someone's wife — see niece

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French: ^{(please verify)} belle-nièce
Latin: ^{(please verify)} nurus fratris (1), ^{(please verify)} nurus sororis (2)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sobrina política

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