good-mothern.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊdmʌðə/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊdˌməðər/, Scottish English

/ˈɡudmʌθər/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and mother n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., mother n.¹

Etymology: < good adj. + mother n.¹ Compare Middle French belle-mere , French belle-mère (1530 in sense ‘stepmother’, 1538 in the now usual sense ‘mother-in-law’). Compare slightly earlier good-father n., good-brother n., and also earlier good-son n.

Originally and chiefly Scottish.

A mother-in-law; (also) a stepmother.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > mother-in-law

mother-in-lawa1382

eldmotherc1440

good-mother1491

mother-law1526

mother-of-law1538

mother1589

mother-on-law1670

mama-in-law1855

ma-in-law1899

mum-in-law1975

1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 172 The accioun..persewit be Niniane Bannachtyne..aganis Agnes Necouwale his gudemoder.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iii. xv. f. xxxvi^v/1 This Caratak fled to his gud moder [L. noverca] Cartumandia quene of Scottis.

c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 19 Alex. Cant burgis of Edinburgh, was slane in the nycht in his awne hous, be his seruand and his guidmoder.

1646 R. Baillie Let. 20 Jan. II. 340 I pity much..his good-mother, whose grace and virtue for many yeares I have highlie esteemed.

1683 J. Dalrymple Decisions Lords of Council & Session I. 554 The Laird of Wamphray, being due a yearly Annuity to his Good-mother, the Lady Wamphray.

1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1797) 14 A green turf's a good good-mither.

?1772 Young Coalman's Courtship to Creelwife's Daughter (ed. 3) iii. 8 In comes auld be-go his goodmither, who had left her Daughter in tears for slighting of Sawny; and haules him and his mither away to get a dinner of dead fish.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x*. 288 ‘Yes, gudemither,’ screamed the daughter-in-law, ‘it's e'en sae.’

1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) I. 195 Goodmother, a mother-in-law.

1874 M. Oliphant For Love & Life I. v. 101 Your mother was always a kind guid-mother to me, and never interfered or made mischief.

1923 N. Munro Hurricane Jack xxx. 142 The mate o' another vessel was gettin' spliced in his good-mother's hoose in Clynder, where there wasna room for dancin'.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 150/2 Good-mother, mother-in-law.

2010 P. McIntosh Pig of Cold Poison v. 100 'It must be strange to have a good-mother younger than yourself,' observed Alys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good-mother
释义	good-mothern. Brit. /ˈɡʊdmʌðə/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdˌməðər/, Scottish English /ˈɡudmʌθər/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and mother n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., mother n.¹ Etymology: < good adj. + mother n.¹ Compare Middle French belle-mere , French belle-mère (1530 in sense ‘stepmother’, 1538 in the now usual sense ‘mother-in-law’). Compare slightly earlier good-father n., good-brother n., and also earlier good-son n. Originally and chiefly Scottish. A mother-in-law; (also) a stepmother. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] > mother-in-law mother-in-lawa1382 eldmotherc1440 good-mother1491 mother-law1526 mother-of-law1538 mother1589 mother-on-law1670 mama-in-law1855 ma-in-law1899 mum-in-law1975 1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 172 The accioun..persewit be Niniane Bannachtyne..aganis Agnes Necouwale his gudemoder. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. iii. xv. f. xxxvi^v/1 This Caratak fled to his gud moder [L. noverca] Cartumandia quene of Scottis. c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 19 Alex. Cant burgis of Edinburgh, was slane in the nycht in his awne hous, be his seruand and his guidmoder. 1646 R. Baillie Let. 20 Jan. II. 340 I pity much..his good-mother, whose grace and virtue for many yeares I have highlie esteemed. 1683 J. Dalrymple Decisions Lords of Council & Session I. 554 The Laird of Wamphray, being due a yearly Annuity to his Good-mother, the Lady Wamphray. 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1797) 14 A green turf's a good good-mither. ?1772 Young Coalman's Courtship to Creelwife's Daughter (ed. 3) iii. 8 In comes auld be-go his goodmither, who had left her Daughter in tears for slighting of Sawny; and haules him and his mither away to get a dinner of dead fish. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x. 288 ‘Yes, gudemither,’ screamed the daughter-in-law, ‘it's e'en sae.’ 1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words* (ed. 3) I. 195 Goodmother, a mother-in-law. 1874 M. Oliphant For Love & Life I. v. 101 Your mother was always a kind guid-mother to me, and never interfered or made mischief. 1923 N. Munro Hurricane Jack xxx. 142 The mate o' another vessel was gettin' spliced in his good-mother's hoose in Clynder, where there wasna room for dancin'. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 150/2 Good-mother, mother-in-law. 2010 P. McIntosh Pig of Cold Poison v. 100 'It must be strange to have a good-mother younger than yourself,' observed Alys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1491
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