Fathers-in-law

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Father-in-law \Fa"ther-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Fathers-in-law}.
     The father of one's husband or wife; -- correlative to
     son-in-law and daughter-in-law.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: A man who marries a woman having children already, is


           sometimes, though erroneously, called their
           father-in-law.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fathers-in-law
       See {father-in-law}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  father-in-law
       n : the father of your spouse
       [also: {fathers-in-law} (pl)]