LingakuFrequency rank: 7,345. – 7,355.
- adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- adopted child (usu. male)
- son-in-law
This meaning refers to a child who has been adopted into a family, typically someone who is legally taken in as a child, usually referring to males in this context.
This usage describes a man who is married to someone's daughter, indicating a familial relationship by marriage.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ようし養子をとる取るto adopt a childようしえんぐみ養子縁組adoptionようし養子こうほ候補prospective adoptive childようしにだす養子に出すto give a child up for adoptionようしえんぐみ養子縁組をするto arrange an adoptionぎり義理のむすこ息子son-in-lawそだてのおや育ての親foster parentおやこ親子のきずな絆parent-child bondほうてき法的ようし養子legal adopted child
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The adopted child lived a happy life with her new family.
The rich merchant adopted the boy and made him his heir.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams adopted a child whose parents were dead.