mother-in-law
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mother-in-law
- /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/ UK, US
- /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/ cot caught merger
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From Middle English moder in lawe; equivalent to mother + -in-law.
noun mothers-in-law · mother-in-laws
- The mother of one's spouse. For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law.
- A mother-in-law apartment.
- A mother-in-law sandwich.
- A stepmother. Do but consider, my dear Mr. Dashwood, how excessively comfortable your mother-in-law and her daughters may live on the interest of seven thousand pounds,
- A spicy Caribbean sauce made with peppers, carrots, onions, lime juice, etc.
Similar: ma-in-law, mom-in-law, mum-in-law, saas, shviger
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noun
Similar: ma-in-law, mom-in-law, mum-in-law, saas, shviger
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noun spouse's mother
| Español | suegra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시어머니 sieomeoni, 장모 jangmo |
| 日本語 | 姑 shūtome, 義母 gibo, 義理の母 giri-no-haha |
| 中文 | 婆婆 pópo, 岳母 yuèmǔ, 丈母娘 zhàngmuniáng |
| हिन्दी | सास sās |
| Kiswahili | mama mkwe |
| Português | sogra |
| Français | belle-mère |
| Deutsch | Schwiegermutter, Schwäherin |
| Italiano | suocera |
| Ελληνικά | πεθερά petherá |
| Română | soacră, mamă-soacră |
| Русский | свекро́вь svekróvʹ, свекру́ха svekrúxa, тёща tjóšča |
| Tiếng Việt | mẹ chồng, mẹ vợ |
| العربية | حَمَاة ḥamāh |
| עברית | חָמוֹת khamót, חוֹתֶנֶת khoténet |
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title = {mother-in-law},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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