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单词 mum-in-law
释义

mum-in-lawn.

Brit. /ˈmʌmɪnlɔː/, U.S. /ˈməmᵻnˌlɔ/, /ˈməmᵻnˌlɑ/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mum n.2, -in-law comb. form.
Etymology: < mum n.2 + -in-law comb. form, after mother-in-law n. Compare slightly earlier ma-in-law n.
colloquial (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
1975 Times 1 Mar. 11 (advt.) Mothers Day Mar. 9th. Dont [sic] forget mum-in-law.
1987 Sun 21 Feb. 14/7 He loses the girl he loves to a rich count but helps the lovers face a formidable mum-in-law.
1992 Wedding & Home June–July 93 You could take Mum-in-law shopping on a Saturday.
1998 India Today 31 Aug. That image of the frumpy, grumpy mum-in-law has begun to fade.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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