Also means
parents-in-law
Usage Note
Beaux-parents is the standard collective term for both parents-in-law together; beau-père means father-in-law and belle-mère means mother-in-law individually. The same compounds also serve for step-parents, so context disambiguates. The plural pattern beaux-/belles- extends to beau-frère and belle-sœur for siblings-in-law.
Examples
"Mes beaux-parents arrivent ce soir."
Natural Translation
My in-laws are arriving tonight.

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