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Niece vs Inlaw - What's the difference?

niece | inlaw |

As nouns the difference between niece and inlaw

is that niece is while inlaw is .

As a verb inlaw is

(uk|legal|historical|transitive) to clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.

niece

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A daughter of someone’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
    • My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) nephew * (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle

    Derived terms

    * grandniece

    Hypernyms

    * nibling

    See also

    * dad / mom * brother / sister * grandfather / grandmother * cousin * step- ----

    inlaw

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (UK, legal, historical, transitive) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.
    • (Burrill)

    Anagrams

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