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Terms for "Your Child's In-Laws"
May 2, 2014 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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We need a common word for "the parents of your son-in-law or daughter-in-law." Although English has the word affines, it's rarely used outside of such fields as anthropology or psychiatry. Other languages have more commonly used terms for "your child's in-laws," such as Yiddish machatunim or machetunim, and Spanish consuegros. This is part of a complete episode.
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