# daughter-in-law

**Pronunciation:** /ˈdɔːtər ɪn lɔː/ · DAW-ter in law

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

The wife of one's son.

## Examples

- She was a loving daughter-in-law who always made time for her in-laws.
- His daughter-in-law brought a lot of joy and new traditions to the family.
- The family gathered to celebrate the daughter-in-law's birthday.

## Synonyms

- son's wife — A descriptive phrase rather than a single word.
- child-in-law — A more general term that can also include son-in-law.

## Antonyms

- son-in-law — The husband of one's daughter.
- parent-in-law — The father or mother of one's spouse.

## Common patterns

- daughter-in-law — The wife of one's son. — Her daughter-in-law helped her with the gardening.

## Collocations

- meet the daughter-in-law — He was nervous to meet his girlfriend's daughter-in-law for the first time.
- my daughter-in-law — My daughter-in-law is visiting this weekend.
- a good daughter-in-law — She has always been a good daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.

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