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noun [ C ] uk / ˈmʌð.ə.rɪn.lɔː / us / ˈmʌð.ɚ.ɪn.lɑː / plural mothers-in-law. Add to word list. B2. the mother of your husband or wife. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. your relatives. relative All my relatives gather every year for a family reunion. extended family He has a very large extended family.
noun. moth· er-in-law ˈmə-t͟hər-ən-ˌlȯ. ˈmət͟h-rən-, ˈmə-t͟hərn- plural mothers-in-law ˈmə-t͟hər-zən-ˌlȯ. 1. : the mother of one's spouse. 2. archaic : stepmother. Examples of mother-in-law in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web This mother-in-law ’s outrageous request went viral.
Mother-in-law definition: the mother of one's spouse.. See examples of MOTHER-IN-LAW used in a sentence.
Someone's mother-in-law is the mother of their husband or wife. With no time to organise an outfit she borrowed a dress from her new mother-in-law. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
Definition of mother-in-law noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OED's earliest evidence for mother-in-law is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version). mother-in-law is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n. 1 , ‑in‑law comb. form .
/ ˈmʌðərɪnˌlɔː/ plural mothers-in-law. the mother of someone’s husband or wife: My mother-in-law gave me a nice birthday card. (Definition of mother-in-law from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mother-in-law. in Chinese (Traditional) 岳母, 婆母… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 岳母, 婆母… See more.
