daughter-in-law
noun
daugh·ter-in-law
ˈdȯ-tər-in-ˌlȯ 
ˈdȯ-tərn-
plural daughters-in-law
ˈdȯ-tər-zin-ˌlȯ
: the wife of one's son or daughter
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Lara Trump, daughter-in-law to the president, also teased more coming from the Trump administration regarding the Epstein case.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The remaining trip participants—two sons, one daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren of the hotel’s founders—joined us for dinner in the Pink Adobe, the classic New Mexican restaurant opened in 1944 and now owned by the Inn of the Five Graces.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Dear Eric: My husband and I have a wonderful son, daughter-in-law, and two lovely young grandkids, all of whom live nearby.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 July 2025
The poem was written before Gelman’s own son and pregnant daughter-in-law were kidnapped in the Dirty War.
—Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The remaining trip participants—two sons, one daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren of the hotel’s founders—joined us for dinner in the Pink Adobe, the classic New Mexican restaurant opened in 1944 and now owned by the Inn of the Five Graces.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Dear Eric: My husband and I have a wonderful son, daughter-in-law, and two lovely young grandkids, all of whom live nearby.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 July 2025
The poem was written before Gelman’s own son and pregnant daughter-in-law were kidnapped in the Dirty War.
—Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for daughter-in-law
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“Daughter-in-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daughter-in-law. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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