niece-in-law

noun

Etymology

From niece + -in-law.

  1. derived from *néptih₂
  2. derived from neptis
  3. derived from neptia
  4. derived from nece
  5. derived from nece
  6. suffixed as niece-in-law — “niece + in-law

Definitions

  1. Someone's nephew's wife.

  2. Someone's niece's wife (where same-sex marriage is recognised).

  3. Someone's spouse's niece.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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