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mother-in-law

moth·er-in-law
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhth -er in law]
    • /ˈmʌð ər ɪn lɔ/
    • /ˈmʌðə(r) ɪn lɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhth -er in law]
    • /ˈmʌð ər ɪn lɔ/

Definitions of mother-in-law word

  • noun plural mother-in-law the mother of one's husband or wife. 1
  • noun mother-in-law spouse's mother 1
  • countable noun mother-in-law Someone's mother-in-law is the mother of their husband or wife. 0
  • noun mother-in-law the mother of one's wife or husband 0
  • noun mother-in-law the mother of one's husband or wife 0

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Origin of mother-in-law

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English modyr in lawe

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mother-in-law

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mother-in-law popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for mother-in-law

noun mother-in-law

  • father — a male parent.
  • sibling — a brother or sister.
  • mother — parent
  • cousin — Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
  • folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.

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