daughter-in-law

[ daw-ter-in-law ]

/ ˈdɔ tər ɪnˌlɔ /

the wife of one's son.

Origin of daughter-in-law

1350–1400; Middle English doughter in lawe

The family shared housing with the ever present and domineering Sara, who rarely had a kind word for her daughter-in-law.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Feminist Icon |Eleanor Clift |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was already complaining that people would send money to her daughter-in-law Marina, but that she would be forgotten.

Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work |Steve North |November 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
His wife, son, and daughter-in-law are all A-listers in the industry.

Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood Friend of ‘The Great Gatsby’ |Sujay Kumar |May 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Now staying with his son and daughter-in-law in their small apartment in Bayside, Queens, he is facing two battles.

In Sandy’s Wake, a New York Doorman Without a Home |Abigail Pesta |November 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

While in London, Harriman also launched an affair with Pamela Churchill, daughter-in-law of the prime minister.

Justice for Brett McGurk |David Frum |June 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
This was a greater faith than that of her daughter-in-law, Ruth, whose name is not mentioned.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews |Thomas Charles Edwards
No rival for me, That Other; but daughter-in-law—best gift a son can bring to his father's house.

Far to Seek |Maud Diver
Miss Chn is staying with me, not your daughter-in-law; so you had better mind your own business.

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II) |Songling Pu
"I was only thinking that my daughter-in-law would perhaps be the best person to speak to Jared," replied Mrs. Franklin at last.

Horace Chase |Constance Fenimore Woolson
She is a charming old lady, and Mrs. Carrington, the daughter-in-law, is bright and entertaining.

A Little Girl in Old Washington |Amanda M. Douglas

daughter-in-law

the wife of one's son