father-in-law

1. 1.

   the father of your spouse

   Broaderfatherin-law

Questions about father-in-law

What does father-in-law mean?

father-in-law means "the father of your spouse".

How many syllables are in father-in-law?

father-in-law has 4 syllables: fa-the-r-in--law. The stress falls on "fa". In IPA it is /ˈfɑðɚɪnˌlɔ/.

Is father-in-law a common word?

father-in-law is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with father-in-law?

9 words rhyme with father-in-law. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.