mother-in-law
noun, plural moth·ers-in-law.
Origin of mother-in-law
Related Words for mother-in-law
father, sibling, mother, cousin, folk, uncle, niece, aunt, agnate, cognate, connection, blood, folks, relation, grandparents, sister-in-law, stepbrother, mother-in-law, sib, stepparentExamples from the Web for mother-in-law
Contemporary Examples of mother-in-law
Rosalind Seysses, my mother-in-law, has been a longtime model, mentor, and support.
Her mother-in-law was injured and had to seek medical attention.
He laundered money into Swiss banks and used his mother-in-law and her sister to traffic cash into the country.
My mother-in-law used to watch the show anyway, so she got a giggle out of the idea.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Carlton Gebbia Really Practices WitchcraftErin Cunningham
October 23, 2013
And in the 2010 comedy Grown Ups, Chris Rock plays a stay-at-home father who is mercilessly emasculated by his own mother-in-law.
Historical Examples of mother-in-law
His mother-in-law had always lived with him, and she was "difficult."
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
That woman, I am quite sure and confident, will be our mother-in-law.'
Little DorritCharles Dickens
In other homes the daughter-in-law serves her mother-in-law.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
I am but mother-in-law to them,' she said, 'having not been married yet full two years.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
But God blessed Ruth much more than Orpah, because she loved her mother-in-law.
Things as They AreAmy Wilson-Carmichael