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单词 ma-in-law
释义

ma-in-lawn.

Brit. /ˈmɑː(r)ɪnlɔː/, U.S. /ˈmɑᵻnˌlɔ/, /ˈmɑᵻnˌlɑ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ma n.3, -in-law comb. form.
Etymology: < ma n.3 + -in-law comb. form, after mother-in-law n.
colloquial (now chiefly British).
= mother-in-law n.
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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
1899 Davenport (Iowa) Weekly Leader 10 Nov. 7/6 Fancy having that shrimp-eating old harridan for a ma-in-law!
1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1175/1 Ma-in-law, mother-in-law; humorous; late C. 19–20.
1971 R. Rendell One Across v. 45 We've got some old tab coming here... Pal of my ma-in-law's.
1983 N. Bawden Ice House iii. i. 167 What the Americans call a tight schedule today. Drinkies with my ex-lover, tea with my ma-in-law, dinner down the road with old Simon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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