guid-faither

Scots

Etymology

guid- +‎ faither

Pronunciation

• (Southern Scots, Orkney) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌfeːðər], [ˈɡødˌfɛðər], [ˈɡydˌfeːðər], [ˈɡydˌfɛðər]
• (Orkney) IPA^(key): [ˈɡjødˌfeːðər], [ˈɡjødˌfɛðər]
• (Shetland) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌfaːdər], [ˈɡydˌfaːdər], [ˈɡjødˌfaːdər]
• (Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪdˌfeːðər], [ˈɡɪdˌfɛðər]
• (Ulster, South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡedˌfeːðər], [ˈɡedˌfɛðər]
• (Doric Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwidˌfɪðər]
• (Ulster, North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡidˌfeːðər], [ˈɡidˌfɛðər]

Noun

guid-faither (plural guid-faithers)

1. father-in-law

Coordinate terms

• guid-mither (“mother-in-law”)