belle-sœur
See also: belle-soeur
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French [Term?]. By surface analysis, belle- + sœur.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbelle-sœur f (plural belles-sœurs)
- sister-in-law (wife's or husband's sister)
- sister-in-law (brother's wife)
- step-sister, stepsister
Related terms
edit- beau-fils m
- beau-frère m
- beau-père m
- belle-fille f
- belle-mère f
- bru f
- gendre m
Further reading
edit- “belle-sœur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- French terms inherited from Middle French
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- French terms prefixed with belle-
- French 2-syllable words
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- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French multiword terms
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Family
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