Asked • 03/18/19

What is the natural way to refer to in-laws of an unexpected gender?

If my father's sister has a husband, I call him 고모부. If my father's younger brother has a wife, I call her 숙모. If my father's sister has a wife, what do I call her? If my father's younger brother has a husband, what do I call him? I understand that these family structures are not common in Korea but maybe one of these sounds more reasonable than another to a native speaker, or perhaps there is some alternate phrase that makes more sense. Even better would be a more general rule or practice, if there is one.

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Antonio G. answered • 02/25/20

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