niece-in-law

English

Etymology

From niece +‎ -in-law.

Noun

niece-in-law (plural nieces-in-law)

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

Hypernyms

• in-law

Related terms

• aunt-in-law
• nephew-in-law
• uncle-in-law

Translations

daughter-in-law of someone's brother

daughter-in-law of someone's sister

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

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

niece of someone's husband — see niece

niece of someone's wife — see niece

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} belle-nièce
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} nurus fratris (1), ^{(please verify)} nurus sororis (2)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sobrina política