How to pronounce “husband-in-law”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A husband in law only, such as one who has abandoned his wife
• A husband who provides legally required support, but not love or affection
• (colloquial) Another husband of one's wife. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

husbandly, husbandless, husbands, one and only, disbanding, despondently, abandonee, abandonedly, son-in-law, son in law