Re: Words for relationships that don't have good analogues in English

In a message dated 10/17/2007 9:55:02 AM Central Daylight Time, 
philip.newton@GMAIL.COM writes:


> Modern Greek óõìðÝèåñïò and óõìðåèÝñá (symbetheros, symbethera),
> literally something like "co-{father,mother}-in-law": the
> parent-in-law of your child (or alternatively, the parent of your
> son/daugher-in-law).
> 
> I thought that was an interesting relationship to have a term for.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
I've wanted a term for that ever since I met my son-in-law's parents.

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