nephew-in-law

English

Etymology

From nephew +‎ -in-law.

Noun

nephew-in-law (plural nephews-in-law)

1. Someone's niece's husband
2. Someone's nephew's husband (where same-sex marriage is recognised)
   1. Someone's sibling's son-in-law
      1. Someone's brother's son-in-law. (fraternal nephew-in-law)
      2. Someone's sister's son-in-law. (sororal nephew-in-law)
   2. Someone's spouse's sibling's son-in-law
      1. Someone's wife's brother's son-in-law.
      2. Someone's wife's sister's son-in-law.
      3. Someone's husband's brother's son-in-law.
      4. Someone's husband's sister's son-in-law.
3. (rare) Someone's spouse's nephew.
   1. Someone's husband's nephew. (Usually called a nephew.)
   2. Someone's wife's nephew. (Usually called a nephew.)

Hypernyms

• in-law

Related terms

• aunt-in-law
• niece-in-law
• uncle-in-law

Translations

son-in-law of someone's brother

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 姪女婿／侄女婿 (zat⁶ neoi⁵ sai³)

  Hokkien: 孫婿／孙婿 (sun-saì)

  Mandarin: 姪女婿／侄女婿 (zh) (zhínǚxù)

son-in-law of someone's sister

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 外甥女婿 (ngoi⁶ sang¹ neoi⁵ sai³)

  Hokkien: 外女婿 (gōe-sng-saì, gōe-seng-saì)

  Mandarin: 外甥女婿 (zh) (wàishēngnǚxù)

son-in-law of someone's brother-in-law

son-in-law of someone's sister-in-law

nephew of someone's husband

nephew of someone's wife

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• French: ^{(please verify)} beau-neveu
• German: ^{(please verify)} Schwiegerneffe
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} gener fratris (1), ^{(please verify)} gener sororis (2), ^{(please verify)} gener fratris mariti (3), ^{(please verify)} gener fratris uxoris (3), ^{(please verify)} gener sororis mariti (4), ^{(please verify)} gener sororis uxoris (4)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sobrino político