The relationship between women whose children marry each other; the mother of the bride vis-à-vis the mother of the groom.
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mother-in-law apartment — UK US noun [countable] [singular mother in law apartment plural mother in law apartments] american a granny flat Thesaurus: types of homehyponym … Useful english dictionary
mother-in-law apartment — UK / US or mother in law unit UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mother in law apartment : singular mother in law apartment plural mother in law apartments American a granny flat … English dictionary
mother-in-law unit — mother in law apartment UK / US or mother in law unit UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mother in law apartment : singular mother in law apartment plural mother in law apartments American a granny flat … English dictionary
mother-in-law — (n.) mid 15c., mother of one s spouse, from MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1) + IN LAW (Cf. in law). Also in early use, stepmother. In British slang c.1884, mother in law was a mixture of ales old and bitter … Etymology dictionary
mother-in-law apartment — mother in law a,partment or mother in law ,unit noun count AMERICAN another word for IN LAW APARTMENT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Mother-in-law — Moth er in law , n. The mother of one s husband or wife. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother-in-law — mother in .law plural mothers in law n the mother of your wife or husband … Dictionary of contemporary English
mother-in-law — mother in ,law (plural mothers in ,law) noun count the mother of your husband or wife … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mother-in-law — means one s wife s or husband s mother. The plural is mothers in law … Modern English usage
mother-in-law — ► NOUN (pl. mothers in law) ▪ the mother of one s husband or wife … English terms dictionary
mother-in-law — [muth′ərin lô΄] n. pl. mothers in law the mother of one s husband or wife … English World dictionary
