father-in-law

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father-in-law [noun]

the father of your husband or wife

US /ˈfɑː.ðɚ.ɪn.lɑː/ 
UK /ˈfɑː.ðər.ɪn.lɔː/ 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

father-in-law

 noun (plural fathers-in-law)
the father of your husband or wife

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

father-in-law

ˈfather-in-ˌlaw BrE AmE noun (plural fathers-in-law) [countable]
the father of your husband or wife

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

father-in-law

ˈfather-in-law [father-in-law fathers-in-law]       noun (pl. fathers-in-law)

the father of your husband or wife

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ˈ father-in-law / ˈfɑː.ðə r .ɪn.lɔː /   / -ðɚ.ɪn.lɑː / noun [ C ] ( plural ^fathers-in-law )

B2 the father of your husband or wife

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

father-in-law

 fathers-in-law
 N-COUNT: usu poss N
 Someone's father-in-law is the father of their husband or wife.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

father-in-law

fa·ther–in–law /ˈfɑːðɚənˌlɑː/ noun, pl fa·thers–in–law /ˈfɑːðɚzənˌlɑː/ [count] : the father of your husband or wife