my brothers wife
Rachel Fowler
Updated on August 08, 2026
Your brother’s wife is called your ‘sister-in-law’. This term has a dual meaning in English, as you can call your brother’s wife your sister-in-law, and you can call your wife’s/husband’s sister your sister-in-law too.
Can I call my brothers wife my wife?
Your brother’s wife, no matter what his age, is called a sister-in-law.
What do u call bhAbhI in English?
/bhābhī/ nf. sister-in-law countable noun. Your sister-in-law is the sister of your husband or wife, or the woman who is married to your brother. /bhabhi, bhAbhI, bhaabhee, bhābhī/
What is husband’s brother’s wife called in English?
In common speech in traditionally English-speaking countries, sister-in-law may be used. The primary usage is for one’s husband’s brother’s wife.
How do I call my brother-in-law’s wife?
In English, the wife of your brother-in-law is either your sister or your sister-in-law. If the person you’re referring to is the wife of the brother of your wife (or husband) you still say sister-in-law.
What called cousin’s wife?
cousin-in-law (plural cousins-in-law) Husband or wife of one’s cousin.
What do you call your sister’s husband?
Your sister-in-law is the sister of your husband or wife, or the woman who is married to your brother.
What is the meaning of co sister?
New Word Suggestion. brother-in-law’s (husband’s brother) wife. since, husband’s sister is also sister-in-law, the above word will serve to avoid any confusion between husband’s sister and husband’s brother’s wife.
What do I call my brother’s daughter?
Your niece is your siblings’s daughter. It’s as simple as that. Your parents’ brothers and sisters are your uncles and aunts. If you are female, you are their niece.
What are family members called?
Your family members are also called your relatives. You have an immediate or nuclear family and an extended family. Your immediate family includes your father, mother and siblings. Your extended family includes all of the people in your father and mother’s families. Your sibling is your brother or sister.
Who is an in law?
: a relative by marriage and especially the mother or father of a person’s husband or wife. More from Merriam-Webster on in-law.
What relationship is brother-in-law?
The definition of brother in law is a man who is related to you through marriage to your spouse or sibling, not through blood. An example of a brother in law is your sister’s husband. An example of a brother in law is your husband’s brother.
What do I call my brother’s wife’s parents?
Your sister is married and her husband’s parents are her in-laws. Her husband’s mother is her mother-in-law, while his father is her father-in-law. Consequently, you could also call them: my sister’s parents-in-laws.