sister-in-law

1. 1.

   the sister of your spouse

   Broaderin-law

Questions about sister-in-law

What does sister-in-law mean?

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

How many syllables are in sister-in-law?

sister-in-law has 4 syllables: sis-te-r-in--law. The stress falls on "sis". In IPA it is /ˈsɪstɚɪnˌlɔ/.

Is sister-in-law a common word?

sister-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 sister-in-law?

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