sister-in-law
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law.
Base: sister
Affixes: -in-law
Inflected forms:
form: sisters-in-law
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: sister-in-laws
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
nonstandard
plural
Senses:
gloss: A female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
pos: noun
examples: Though they are not twins, my sister-in-law resembles my wife in almost every way.
gloss: A female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
pos: noun
examples: My sister-in-law and my brother met while they were both on vacation in Jamaica.
gloss: Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law.
pos: noun
tags: uncommon
gloss: Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law.
pos: noun
tags: uncommon
Synonyms: bahu
Bhabhi
Related words: brother-in-law
daughter-in-law
father-in-law
mother-in-law
son-in-law
Derived words: half sister-in-law
co-sister-in-law
Translations:
lang: Aklanon
word: hipag
lang: Albanian
word: kunatë
lang: Arabic
word: أُخْت زَوْجَة
roman: ʔuḵt zawja
lang: Arabic
word: سِلْفَة
roman: silfa
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ
roman: barḥmāytā
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܚܵܬ݂ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ
roman: ḥāṯ baḵtā
lang: Armenian
word: քենի
roman: kʻeni
lang: Asturian
word: cuñada
lang: Azerbaijani
word: baldız
lang: Bhojpuri
word: साली
roman: sālī
lang: Central Bikol
word: hipag
lang: Bulgarian
word: балдъза
roman: baldǎza
lang: Burmese
word: ခယ်မ
roman: hkaima.
lang: Burmese
word: မရီး
roman: ma.ri:
lang: Catalan
word: cunyada
lang: Cebuano
word: hipag (disused)
lang: Cebuano
word: bayaw
lang: Cebuano
word: bayaw nga babaye (sa asawa)
lang: Chamicuro
word: pus̈hana
lang: Chinese
word: 大姨
roman: tōa-î
lang: Chinese
word: 姨仔
roman: î-á
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 大姨子
roman: dàyízi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 姨姐
roman: yíjiě
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 小姨子
roman: xiǎoyízi
lang: Czech
word: švagrová
lang: Danish
word: svigerinde
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzus
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzuster
lang: Esperanto
word: bofratino
lang: Estonian
word: käli
lang: Finnish
word: käly
lang: French
word: belle-sœur
lang: Friulian
word: cugnade
lang: Galician
word: cuñada
lang: Georgian
word: ცოლიდა
roman: colida
lang: German
word: Schwägerin
lang: German
word: Geschwiie
lang: Gooniyandi
word: garingi
lang: Greek
word: κουνιάδα
roman: kouniáda
lang: Gujarati
word: સાળી
roman: sāḷī
lang: Guugu Yimidhirr
word: dyiiral
lang: Guugu Yimidhirr
word: munamuna
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיסָה
roman: gisá
lang: Hindi
word: साली
roman: sālī
lang: Hungarian
word: sógornő
lang: Icelandic
word: mágkona
lang: Ido
word: bofratino
lang: Ilocano
word: ipag
lang: Ingrian
word: nato
lang: Italian
word: cognata
lang: Japanese
word: 義姉
roman: gishi
lang: Japanese
word: 義妹
roman: gimai
lang: Japanese
word: 義理の姉
roman: giri no ane
lang: Japanese
word: 義理の妹
roman: giri no imōto
lang: Kashmiri
word: سال
roman: sāl
lang: Korean
word: 처제
roman: cheoje
lang: Korean
word: 처형
roman: cheohyeong
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ژنخوشک
roman: jinxuşk
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: diş
lang: Latgalian
word: svaiņe
lang: Latin
word: glōs
lang: Latvian
word: svaine
lang: Lithuanian
word: sváinė
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Schwéiesch
lang: Malay
word: kakak ipar
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar
lang: Manchu
word: ᠪᠠᡧᠠ
roman: baša
lang: Manchu
word: ᡴᡝᡴᡝ
roman: keke
lang: Mansaka
word: ipag
lang: Māori
word: auwahine
lang: Maranao
word: ipag
lang: Murrinh-Patha
word: kartu purrima
lang: Mwani
word: wifi
lang: Norman
word: belle-soeu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versyster
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versøster
lang: Occitan
word: conhada
lang: Pashto
word: خوښینه
lang: Pennsylvania German
word: Gschwei
lang: Persian
word: خیازنه
roman: xayâzne
lang: Persian
word: خیاشنه
roman: xayâšne
lang: Polish
word: szwagierka
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhada
lang: Romanian
word: cumnată
lang: Russian
word: неве́стка
roman: nevéstka
lang: Russian
word: своя́ченица
roman: svojáčenica
lang: Northern Sami
word: sivjjot
lang: Sardinian
word: connada
lang: Sardinian
word: connata
lang: Scots
word: guid-sister
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: piuthar-chèile
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: piuthar-bhean
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сваст
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: свастика
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: svast
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: svastika
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: svakinja
lang: Seri
word: hicmajéete
lang: Seri
word: himaquéte
lang: Sicilian
word: cugnata
lang: Slovak
word: švagriná
lang: Slovene
word: svakinja
lang: Spanish
word: cuñada
lang: Swedish
word: svägerska
lang: Tagalog
word: hipag
lang: Tamil
word: கொழுந்தி
roman: koḻunti
lang: Tarifit
word: tarwest
lang: Turkish
word: baldız
lang: Urdu
word: سالی
roman: sālī
lang: Vietnamese
word: chị vợ
lang: Vietnamese
word: em vợ
lang: Volapük
word: lüsör
lang: Walloon
word: bele-sour
lang: Yindjibarndi
word: yarungu
lang: Zazaki
word: wayceni
lang: Albanian
word: kunatë
lang: Arabic
word: أُخْت زَوْج
roman: ʔuḵt zawj
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ
roman: barḥmāytā
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܚܵܬ݂ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ
roman: ḥāṯ gaḇrā
lang: Armenian
word: տալ
roman: tal
lang: Central Bikol
word: hipag
lang: Bulgarian
word: зълва
roman: zǎlva
lang: Burmese
word: ယောက်မ
roman: yaukma.
lang: Catalan
word: cunyada
lang: Cebuano
word: hipag (disused)
lang: Cebuano
word: bayaw
lang: Cebuano
word: bayaw nga babaye (sa bana)
lang: Chamicuro
word: pus̈hana
lang: Chinese
word: 大姑
roman: tōa-ko͘
lang: Chinese
word: 小姑
roman: sió-ko͘
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 大姑
roman: dàgū
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 小姑
roman: xiǎogū
lang: Czech
word: švagrová
lang: Danish
word: svigerinde
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzus
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzuster
lang: Erzya
word: кияло
roman: kijalo
lang: Esperanto
word: bofratino
lang: Estonian
word: nadu
lang: Finnish
word: käly
lang: Finnish
word: nato
lang: French
word: belle-sœur
lang: Georgian
word: მული
roman: muli
lang: German
word: Schwägerin
lang: Greek
word: κουνιάδα
roman: kouniáda
lang: Ancient Greek
word: γάλως
roman: gálōs
lang: Gujarati
word: નણંદ
roman: naṇand
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיסָה
roman: gisá
lang: Hindi
word: ननद
roman: nanad
lang: Hungarian
word: sógornő
lang: Icelandic
word: mágkona
lang: Ilocano
word: ipag
lang: Ingrian
word: nato
lang: Italian
word: cognata
lang: Javanese
word: ipé
lang: Old Javanese
word: ipe
lang: Kashmiri
word: زام
roman: zām
lang: Korean
word: 시누이
roman: sinu'i
lang: Korean
word: 형님
roman: hyeongnim
lang: Korean
word: 아가씨
roman: agassi
lang: Central Kurdish
word: دِش
roman: diş
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: diş
lang: Latgalian
word: muoseica
lang: Latgalian
word: veiramuosa
lang: Latin
word: glōs
lang: Latvian
word: vīramāsa
lang: Latvian
word: māsīca
lang: Lithuanian
word: moša
lang: Lithuanian
word: vyro sesuo
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Schwéiesch
lang: Malay
word: kakak ipar
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar
lang: Malay
word: ipar
lang: Māori
word: taokete
lang: Mwani
word: wifi
lang: Norman
word: belle-soeu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versyster
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versøster
lang: Oromo
word: sayyuu
lang: Pashto
word: اندرور
lang: Pashto
word: ندرور
lang: Polish
word: szwagierka
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhada
lang: Romanian
word: cumnată
lang: Russian
word: неве́стка
roman: nevéstka
lang: Russian
word: золо́вка
roman: zolóvka
lang: Northern Sami
word: mannji
lang: Sanskrit
word: ननान्दृ
roman: nanāndṛ
lang: Scots
word: guid-sister
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: piuthar-chèile
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: piuthar-fhear
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: заова
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zaova
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: šogorica
lang: Seri
word: hiquéec
lang: Slovak
word: švagriná
lang: Slovak
word: zolvica
lang: Slovene
word: svakinja
lang: Spanish
word: cuñada
lang: Swedish
word: svägerska
lang: Tagalog
word: hipag
lang: Tamil
word: மச்சினி
roman: macciṉi
lang: Turkish
word: görümce
lang: Urdu
word: نَنْد
roman: nand
lang: Urdu
word: نَنَد
roman: nanad
lang: Urdu
word: نَنَنْد
roman: nanand
lang: Vietnamese
word: chị chồng
lang: Vietnamese
word: em chồng
lang: Volapük
word: lüsör
lang: Walloon
word: bele-sour
lang: Yindjibarndi
word: binthi
lang: Zazaki
word: gorım
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ
roman: kalṯā
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܣܲܠܦܬ݂ܵܐ
roman: salpṯā
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ
roman: baḵt aḥḥā
lang: Armenian
word: հարս
roman: hars
lang: Bashkir
word: килен
roman: kilen
lang: Bashkir
word: еңгә
roman: yeñgə
lang: Bengali
word: ভাবী
roman: bhabi
lang: Bengali
word: ভাউজ
roman: bhauj
lang: Central Bikol
word: hipag
lang: Bulgarian
word: снаха
roman: snaha
lang: Burmese
word: ယောက်မ
roman: yaukma.
lang: Burmese
word: မရီး
roman: ma.ri:
lang: Burmese
word: ခယ်မ
roman: hkaima.
lang: Catalan
word: cunyada
lang: Cebuano
word: hipag (disused)
lang: Cebuano
word: bayaw
lang: Cebuano
word: bayaw nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki)
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 阿嫂
roman: aa³ sou²
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 弟婦 /弟妇
roman: dai⁶ fu⁵
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 阿妗
roman: aa³ kam⁵
lang: Chinese
word: 阿嫂
roman: zh-min-nan
lang: Chinese
word: 兄嫂
roman: hiaⁿ-só
lang: Chinese
word: 小嬸 /小婶
roman: sió-chím
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 嫂子
roman: sǎozi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 姒
roman: sì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 弟媳
roman: dìxí
lang: Czech
word: švagrová
lang: Danish
word: svigerinde
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzus
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzuster
lang: Esperanto
word: bofratino
lang: Estonian
word: käli
lang: Finnish
word: käly
lang: French
word: belle-sœur
lang: Georgian
word: ძმისცოლი
roman: ʒmiscoli
lang: German
word: Schwägerin
lang: Greek
word: νύφη
roman: nýfi
lang: Ancient Greek
word: γάλως
roman: gálōs
lang: Gujarati
word: ભાભી
roman: bhābhī
lang: Guugu Yimidhirr
word: guman.ga
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיסָה
roman: gisá
lang: Hindi
word: भाभी
roman: bhābhī
lang: Hindi
word: देवरानी
roman: devrānī
lang: Hungarian
word: sógornő
lang: Icelandic
word: mágkona
lang: Ilocano
word: ipag
lang: Ingrian
word: käly
lang: Ingrian
word: minni
lang: Italian
word: cognata
lang: Japanese
word: 兄嫁
roman: aniyome
lang: Japanese
word: 弟嫁
roman: otoyome
lang: Kashmiri
word: بٔے کاکَنؠ
roman: bạy kākan'
lang: Kashmiri
word: بٲے کاکَنؠ
roman: bạ̄y kākan'
lang: Korean
word: 제수
roman: jesu
lang: Korean
word: 계수
roman: gyesu
lang: Korean
word: 형수
roman: hyeongsu
lang: Korean
word: 올케
roman: olke
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بِراژِن
roman: birajin
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: jinbira
lang: Latgalian
word: mārša
lang: Latin
word: frātria f uxor frātris
lang: Latvian
word: mārša
lang: Lithuanian
word: brolienė
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Schwéiesch
lang: Malay
word: kakak ipar
lang: Malay
word: adik ipar
lang: Mongolian
word: бэргэн
roman: bergen
lang: Mongolian
word: бэр
roman: ber
lang: Navajo
word: hayé
lang: Nivkh
word: эмр
roman: emr
lang: Norman
word: belle-soeu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versyster
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versøster
lang: Old Church Slavonic
word: ѩтрꙑ
roman: jętry
lang: Old English
word: brōþorwīf
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: андя
roman: andja
lang: Pashto
word: بابۍ
lang: Pashto
word: ورېنداره
lang: Paumarí
word: ʼananini
lang: Pennsylvania German
word: Gschwei
lang: Polish
word: bratowa
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhada
lang: Punjabi
word: ਭਰਜਾਈ
roman: bharjāī
lang: Punjabi
word: ਭਾਬੀ
roman: bhābī
lang: Punjabi
word: بَھرْجائی
roman: bharjā'ī
lang: Punjabi
word: بھابی
roman: bhābī
lang: Romanian
word: cumnată
lang: Russian
word: неве́стка
roman: nevéstka
lang: Scots
word: guid-sister
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: bean-bhràthair
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: piuthar-chèile
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: снаха
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: snaha
lang: Seri
word: hicatazáta
lang: Seri
word: hicmajéete
lang: Seri
word: hicóaac
lang: Slovak
word: švagriná
lang: Slovene
word: svakinja
lang: Spanish
word: cuñada
lang: Swedish
word: svägerska
lang: Tagalog
word: inso
lang: Tagalog
word: hipag
lang: Tamil
word: அண்ணி
roman: aṇṇi
lang: Turkish
word: yenge
lang: Udi
word: вичечубух
roman: vičečubuꭓ
lang: Urdu
word: بھابی
roman: bhābī
lang: Urdu
word: بھاوَج
roman: bhāvaj
lang: Urdu
word: بھوجائی
roman: bhojāī
lang: Vietnamese
word: chị dâu
lang: Vietnamese
word: em dâu
lang: Walloon
word: bele-sour
lang: Yindjibarndi
word: binthi
lang: Yindjibarndi
word: yarungu
lang: Zazaki
word: bıraceni
lang: Swedish
word: svägerska
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ
roman: baḵt barḥmāyā
lang: Armenian
word: հարս
roman: hars
lang: Central Bikol
word: bilas
lang: Catalan
word: cunyada
lang: Cebuano
word: bilas nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki sa asawa)
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 舅嫂
roman: jiùsǎo
lang: Czech
word: švagrová
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzus
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzuster
lang: Esperanto
word: bofratino
lang: Estonian
word: käli
lang: Finnish
word: käly
lang: French
word: belle-sœur
lang: German
word: Schwippschwägerin
lang: Gujarati
word: સાળેલી
roman: sāḷelī
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיסָה
roman: gisá
lang: Hindi
word: सलहज
roman: salhaj
lang: Hungarian
word: sógornő
lang: Icelandic
word: svilkona
lang: Ilocano
word: abirat a babai
lang: Italian
word: cognata
lang: Kashmiri
word: ۂہرٕ باے
roman: hạhrụ bāy
lang: Korean
word: 처남댁
roman: cheonamdaek
lang: Malay
word: biras
lang: Norman
word: belle-soeu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versyster
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versøster
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: андя
roman: andja
lang: Pashto
word: یور
lang: Portuguese
word: esposa do cunhado
lang: Portuguese
word: mulher do cunhado
lang: Portuguese
word: concunhada
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhada
lang: Romanian
word: cumnată
lang: Russian
word: неве́стка
roman: nevéstka
lang: Northern Sami
word: spile
lang: Scots
word: guid-sister
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: шурјакиња
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: šurjakinja
lang: Spanish
word: cuñada
lang: Swedish
word: svägerska
lang: Tagalog
word: bilas na babae
lang: Turkish
word: elti
lang: Udi
word: севичейчугьух
roman: sevičejčuhuꭓ
lang: Urdu
word: سَلْہَج
roman: salhaj
lang: Urdu
word: سالے کی بِیوِی
roman: sāle kī bīvī
lang: Vietnamese
word: chị dâu
lang: Vietnamese
word: em dâu
lang: Zazaki
word: cêri
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡܬܵܐ
roman: īḏamtā
lang: Armenian
word: տագերակին
roman: tagerakin
lang: Central Bikol
word: bilas
lang: Catalan
word: cunyada
lang: Cebuano
word: bilas nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki sa bana)
lang: Czech
word: švagrová
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzus
lang: Dutch
word: schoonzuster
lang: Esperanto
word: bofratino
lang: Estonian
word: käli
lang: Finnish
word: käly
lang: French
word: belle-sœur
lang: German
word: Schwippschwägerin
lang: Greek
word: συννυφάδα
roman: synnyfáda
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐνάτηρ
roman: enátēr
lang: Gujarati
word: જેઠાણી
roman: jeṭhāṇī
lang: Gujarati
word: દેરાણી
roman: derāṇī
lang: Hebrew
word: גִּיסָה
roman: gisá
lang: Hindi
word: जेठानी
roman: jeṭhānī
lang: Hindi
word: देवरानी
roman: devrānī
lang: Hungarian
word: sógornő
lang: Icelandic
word: svilkona
lang: Ilocano
word: abirat a babai
lang: Italian
word: cognata
lang: Kashmiri
word: درٕٛے کاکَنؠ
lang: Konkani
word: जाव
roman: jāv
lang: Korean
word: 동서
roman: dongseo
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ھێوەرژِن
roman: hêwerjin
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: jintî
lang: Latgalian
word: ītaļa
lang: Latvian
word: ietaļa
lang: Lithuanian
word: brolienė
lang: Malay
word: biras
lang: Norman
word: belle-soeu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: svigerinne
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versyster
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: versøster
lang: Portuguese
word: esposa do cunhado
lang: Portuguese
word: mulher do cunhado
lang: Portuguese
word: concunhada
lang: Portuguese
word: cunhada
lang: Romanian
word: cumnată
lang: Russian
word: неве́стка
roman: nevéstka
lang: Northern Sami
word: gálojeatni
lang: Sanskrit
word: यातृ
roman: yātṛ
lang: Scots
word: guid-sister
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: јетрва
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: jetrva
lang: Seri
word: hilxcmaam
lang: Spanish
word: cuñada
lang: Swedish
word: svägerska
lang: Tagalog
word: bilas na babae
lang: Tamil
word: அக்கா
roman: akkā
lang: Tamil
word: தங்கை
roman: taṅkai
lang: Torres Strait Creole
word: neitawet
lang: Turkish
word: elti
lang: Urdu
word: دیوْرَانی
roman: devrānī
lang: Urdu
word: جِٹھانی
roman: jiṭhānī
lang: Urdu
word: جیٹھانی
roman: jeṭhānī
lang: Vietnamese
word: chị dâu
lang: Vietnamese
word: em dâu