father-in-law vs relative-in-law

father-in-law and relative-in-law both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
father-in-law	Yes	No	No	No
relative-in-law	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relative-in-law is a hypernym of father-in-law; that is, relative-in-law is a word with a broader meaning than father-in-law:

father-in-law: the father of your spouse
relative-in-law: a relative by marriage

Other hypernyms of father-in-law include begetter, father, male parent, in-law.

father-in-law (noun)	relative-in-law (noun)
the father of your spouse	a relative by marriage

father-in-law vs relative-in-law

father-in-law and relative-in-law both are nouns.

Words related to "father-in-law"

Words related to "relative-in-law"