Spanish word

nuera

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈnweɾa/

Meaning

  • feminine noundaughter-in-law

Example

Mi nuera vendrá a cenar esta noche.

My daughter-in-law will come to dinner tonight.

Illustration for nuera (daughter-in-law)

More examples

Presentaré a mi nuera en la reunión familiar mañana.

I will introduce my daughter-in-law at the family gathering tomorrow.

Core concept

Woman related to parents by virtue of marrying their son.

Common phrases

  • presentar a la nuera

    introduce the daughter-in-law

  • la nuera perfecta

    the perfect daughter-in-law

  • llevarse bien con la nuera

    get along with the daughter-in-law

Similar words

esposa: Woman who has a husband; a married spouse.
mujer: Adult woman.
yerno: Man married to a son; the son's husband in relation to his parents.
cuñada: Woman who is a spouse's sister or a sibling's wife.

Definition in Spanish

Mujer que, al casarse con un hijo, establece un vínculo de parentesco con los padres de ese hijo.

Word origin

From Latin nurus and transmitted through old Romance varieties into modern Spanish as nuera, the term denotes the wife of a son.

Usage tips

  • Nuera denotes specifically the wife's relation to her in-laws, with the male equivalent yerno, so Spanish uses gendered terms rather than a single word for 'in-law'.

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