Synonyms for father-in-law
- aunt
- cousin
- father
- folk
- mother
- niece
- sibling
- uncle
- agnate
- blood
- brother-in-law
- cognate
- connection
- folks
- grandparents
- in-laws
- kinsperson
- mother-in-law
- nephew
- relation
- sib
- sister-in-law
- stepbrother
- stepparent
- stepsister
- clansperson
- great-grandparents
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She had not life enough left to resist the shock of her father-in-law's blows.
Son-in-law and father-in-law; B., a so-called dvanda compound.
His father-in-law tried to retain him at the siege, but in vain.
However, will you authorize my father-in-law to undertake your case?
Dolly stole glances at her father-in-law which he did not answer.
Morley made it a point to win the affection and goodwill of his father-in-law.
The princess had mortally offended her father-in-law's favourite.
His father-in-law was paralyzed and his aunt-in-law was senile.
The more luck his, then, to have Christopher Davis for his father-in-law.
He got it from a Tuscarora Indian, who, I believe, was a sort of father-in-law to him.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR FATHER-IN-LAW
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