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Shinlaws

Shared in-laws; one's child's in-laws; the person you walked your child down the aisle with.

Contemporary replacement for the outdated Yiddish phrase mechutanim or any of its derivatives.

We shared the biggest days our child's life with our shinlaws, twice: her getting married and later our becoming grandparents.

Shinlaws by Nestermechita August 6, 2026