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What would my father call my father-in-law? Is there a name for this type of relationship?

Question #128012. Asked by DaisiJ.
Last updated May 15 2021.
Originally posted Nov 25 2012 5:57 AM.

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My wife's parents are my father and mother in laws, and my parents are her father and mother in laws, in tagalog our parents are called mag-"balae", in ilocano "abalayan". There is no such English term for that.

balae
balĀ“ae n. parents and parents-in-law relationship (term of reference), a parent of one's son or daughter-in- law
link http://www.tagalog-dictionary.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?s=balae


Response last updated by gtho4 on May 15 2021.
Nov 25 2012, 8:49 AM
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In Yiddish and Hebrew, the word "Mechuttanim" serves the purpose for referring to one's child's in-laws. The word best translates in English as "the married-into" or the "relatives by marriage". A father would call his son's father-in-law his "mechuttan". The word "choten", from the same root, is used toward the beginning of the book of Exodus, referring to Yitro (Jethro) as the father-in-law of Moses. In Modern Hebrew, a person would refer to his father in law as "chami", and to his mother-in-law as "chamoti".

Nov 25 2012, 5:56 PM
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