daughter-in-law
Son's married partner
A daughter-in-law is the wife of one's son.
The term extends to any spouse of one's child, regardless of gender: My daughter-in-law joined us for Thanksgiving.
The relationship is defined by marriage rather than blood.
Plural: daughters-in-law.
Marriage rite and feast
- brideWoman getting married
- nuptialsVows and rings
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- spouseMarried partner
wife · ceremony · vows · union · betrothal · engagement · conjugal · altar
Connected by blood
- kinBlood-connected people
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
dynasty · tribe · matriarch · patriarch · grandchildren · inheritance · heir · bloodline
Forming close connections
- connectionA joining or relation
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acceptanceConsent to receive
tension · boundary · cooperation · adjustment · communication · respect · trust · conflict
Aunt or uncle's child
- spouseMarried partner
- peerOne of similar standing
- contemporaryOf the present age
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
Spanish word for sweetheart
- dowryMarital property transfer
- bride-pricePayment for marriage rights
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
- traditionCustom passed through generations
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
spouse · wife · ceremony · vows · union · betrothal · engagement · conjugal · altar · honeymoon
relative
Connected by blood
lineage · dynasty · tribe · matriarch · patriarch · grandchildren · inheritance · heir · bloodline · descendant
bonding
Forming close connections
- connectionA joining or relation
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- integrationCombining into a whole
acceptance · tension · boundary · cooperation · adjustment · communication · respect · trust · conflict
cousin
Aunt or uncle's child
- spouseMarried partner
- peerOne of similar standing
- contemporaryOf the present age
novia
Spanish word for sweetheart
- dowryMarital property transfer
- bride-pricePayment for marriage rights
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
tradition · custom · ritual · duty · obligation · respect · deference
- Korean Familyoppa, eldest son, extended family, nuclear family, household
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- relativesmother, father, sister, brother, aunt
- female relativesmother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother
- femaleswoman, girl, lady, mother, daughter
- Wiveswife, spouse, bride, newlywed, housewife
in-laws, daughters, in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, stepdaughter, brother-in-law