belle-sœur
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See also: belle-soeur
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French [Term?]. By surface analysis, belle- + sœur.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
belle-sœur f (plural belles-sœurs)
- sister-in-law (wife's or husband's sister)
- sister-in-law (brother's wife)
- step-sister, stepsister
Related terms[edit]
- beau-fils m
- beau-frère m
- beau-père m
- belle-fille f
- belle-mère f
- bru f
- gendre m
Further reading[edit]
- “belle-sœur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms prefixed with belle-
- French 2-syllable words
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- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French multiword terms
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Family
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