father-in-law

n., pl., fa·thers-in-law (fä'THərz-).

1. The father of one's husband or wife.
2. Archaic. A stepfather.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the father of your spouse

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svigerfar

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoonvader

Français (French)
n. - beau-père

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwiegervater

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πεθερός

Italiano (Italian)
suocero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sogro (m)

Русский (Russian)
тесть, свекор

Español (Spanish)
n. - suegro, padre político

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svärfar, styvfar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
岳父, 继父, 公公

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 岳父, 繼父, 公公

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 義理の父, 義父, しゅうと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صهر , حمو , أبو الزوج , أبو الزوجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חותן, חם‬

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