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father-in-law

[fah-ther-in-law] / ˈfɑ ðər ɪnˌlɔ /




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Q. Handsy Father-in-Law: Recently I’ve taken up knitting as a way to bond with my mother-in-law.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2015

Q. Awkward Run-in With Future Father-in-Law: My future in-laws stayed with us for several days a few weeks ago.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2011

Came evening, and she was at Father-in-Law Joe Kennedy's house for a quiet family dinner and a private screening of The Thomas Crown Affair, the story of a swinging Boston millionaire-turned-bank-robber.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shortly after the Indians invaded Goa three months ago, Jacqueline Kennedy postponed a scheduled trip to India; the illness of Father-in-Law Joseph P. Kennedy was her ostensible reason.

From Time Magazine Archive

Louise and Her Father-in-Law During King George's short reign, Louise ran away from the Saxon court, end of November, 1902.

From Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess by Fischer, Henry W. (Henry William)




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