in-law suite
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈɪn.lɔː ˌswiːt/ us/ˈɪn.lɑː ˌswiːt/ (also in-law apartment, mother-in-law suite, mother-in-law apartment); (UK granny flat)
在房子里或住处附近准备的独立居所，用于安置年长父母，老人套间
a separate living space in or close to a larger home where an elderly (= older) parent or elderly parents can live:
My mother-in-law just moved out of the in-law suite in the basement. 我岳母刚从地下室的老人套房搬出去。
Her office was in an in-law apartment across from her home. 她把办公室设在家对过的独立套房里。
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- She put her 43-year-old house, which has a large in-law suite addition, on the market in April.
- The book advocates residential construction that meets the Latino community's needs, adding space for in-law suites for elderly parents.
- She rents the in-law apartment to tourists through the local B&B association.