niece-in-law
English
noun
Definitions
- Someone's nephew's wife.
- Someone's niece's wife where same-sex marriage is recognised.
- (rare) Someone's spouse's niece.
Etymology
Suffix from English niece.
Origin
English
niece
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grandniece English
- great-niece English
- niece English
- niece fucker English
- nieceless English
- niecely English
- nieceship English
- step-niece English
- stepniece English
- nece Middle English