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Webster 1913 Edition


Mother-in-law

Moth′er-in-lawˊ

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Noun.
The mother of one’s husband or wife.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mother-in-law

MOTHER-IN-LAW

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Noun.
The mother of a husband or wife.

Definition 2024


mother-in-law

mother-in-law

English

Noun

mother-in-law (plural mothers-in-law)

  1. One’s spouse’s mother.
  2. A mother-in-law apartment.
  3. (dated) A stepmother.

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