noun, feminine/bʁy/plural: brus
daughter-in-law
“Les adieux de la belle-mère et de la bru furent secs.”
Synonyms: belle-fille
Antonyms: gendre
From Middle French bru, from Old French bru, brui, bruz, from Late Latin bruta, brutis, from Old High German brūt (“daughter-in-law, bride”) or Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bruþs, “daughter-in-law”); both from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”). Akin to Old English brȳd (“bride”), English bride.