sister-in-law

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Noun

sister-in-law

1. A female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
   1. The sister of one's spouse.
   2. The wife of one's sibling.
2. (less common) Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law.
   1. The wife of the sibling of one's spouse.
   2. The sister of the spouse of one's sibling.

Related terms

• brother-in-law
• daughter-in-law
• father-in-law
• mother-in-law
• son-in-law

Translations

• French: belle-sœur
• German: Schwägerin, Schwäherin (obsolete)
• Italian: cognata
• Portuguese: cunhada
• Russian: неве́стка
• Spanish: cuñada

Translations

• French: belle-sœur
• German: Schwägerin, Schwäherin (obsolete)
• Italian: cognata
• Portuguese: cunhada
• Russian: неве́стка
• Spanish: cuñada

Translations

• French: belle-sœur
• German: Schwägerin, Schwäherin (obsolete)
• Italian: cognata
• Portuguese: cunhada
• Russian: неве́стка
• Spanish: cuñada

Translations

• French: belle-sœur
• German: Schwägerin, Schwäherin (obsolete)
• Italian: cognata
• Portuguese: mulher/esposa do cunhado, concunhada, cunhada
• Russian: неве́стка
• Spanish: cuñada

Translations

• French: belle-sœur
• German: Schwägerin, Schwäherin (obsolete)
• Italian: cognata
• Portuguese: mulher/esposa do cunhado, concunhada, cunhada
• Russian: неве́стка
• Spanish: cuñada

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