Pronunciation: ' fä- th ə -r ə n- ˌ lo ̇ , - th ə rn- ˌ lo ̇
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fa · thers-in-law \ - th ə r-z ə n- \
Date: 14th century
1 : the father of one's spouse
2 archaic : STEPFATHER
Pronunciation: ' fä- th ə -r ə n- ˌ lo ̇ , - th ə rn- ˌ lo ̇
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fa · thers-in-law \ - th ə r-z ə n- \
Date: 14th century
1 : the father of one's spouse
2 archaic : STEPFATHER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012