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[ muhth -er-in-law ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmʌð ər ɪnˌlɔ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural moth·ers-in-law. the mother of one's spouse.
Origin of mother-in-law First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English moder in lawe; see origin at mother1 , in, law1 ; from Middle English in-lawe “in law,” i.e., “a person within the regulation and protection of the law,” based on the prohibition by Roman civil law and, later, Christian canon law, of marriages within four degrees of consanguinity, i.e., up to and including first cousins
Words nearby mother-in-law motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law , mother-in-law's tongue, motherland, mother language, motherless, mother liquor
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British Dictionary definitions for mother-in-law noun plural mothers-in-law the mother of one's wife or husband
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