beau-frère
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Middle French beau frere, beau-frere, beaufrere, beau-frère, beauffrère, biau frere. By surface analysis, beau- + frère.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
beau-frère m (plural beaux-frères, feminine belle-sœur)
- brother-in-law (brother of one's wife)
- brother-in-law (brother of one's husband)
- brother-in-law (husband of one's sister)
- brother-in-law (husband of one's brother)
Related termsEdit
- beau-fils m
- beau-père m
- belle-fille f
- belle-mère f
- belle-sœur f
- bru f
- gendre m
Further readingEdit
- “beau-frère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.