mother-in-law
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moth·er-in-law
(mŭth′ər-ĭn-lô′)n. pl. mothers-in-law
1. The mother of one's spouse.
2. Archaic A stepmother.
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mother-in-law
n, pl mothers-in-law
the mother of one's wife or husband
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moth′er-in-law`
n., pl. mothers-in-law.
the mother of one's husband or wife.
[1350–1400; Middle English modyr in lawe]
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Noun | 1. | mother-in-law - the mother of your spouse in-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriage female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" |
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mother
(ˈmaðə) noun1. a female parent, especially human. John's mother lives in Manchester; (also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.
2. (often with capital. also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.
verb to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much). His wife tries to mother him.
ˈmotherhood noun the state of being a mother.
ˈmotherless adjective having no mother. The children were left motherless by the accident.
ˈmotherly adjective like a mother; of, or suitable to, a mother. a motherly woman; motherly love.
ˈmotherliness nounˈmother-country, ˈmotherland (-land) nouns
the country where one was born.
ˈmother-in-law – plural ˈmothers-in-law – noun the mother of one's husband or wife.
ˌmother-of-ˈpearl noun, adjective (of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.
ˈmother-tongue noun a person's native language. My mother-tongue is Hindi.
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mother-in-law
→ الْـحَمَاةُ tchýně svigermor Schwiegermutter πεθερά suegra anoppi belle-mère svekrva suocera 義母 시어머니 schoonmoeder svigermor teściowa sogra свекровь svärmor แม่สามี kayınvalide mẹ chồng 婆母或岳母Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mother-in-law
n. suegra.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
mother-in-law
n (pl mothers-in-law) suegraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.