mother-in-law

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/

Noun

mother-in-law

1. The mother of one's spouse.
2. A mother-in-law apartment.
3. A mother-in-law sandwich.
4. (dated) A stepmother.

Related terms

• brother-in-law
• daughter-in-law
• father-in-law
• sister-in-law
• son-in-law

Translations

• French: belle-mère
• German: Schwiegermutter, Schwäherin (obsolete)
• Italian: suocera
• Portuguese: sogra
• Russian: свекро́вь
• Spanish: suegra

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