mother-in-law
English
/ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/, /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/
noun
Definitions
- The mother of one's spouse.
- A mother-in-law apartment.
- A mother-in-law sandwich.
- (dated) A stepmother.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English moder in lawe suffix from English mother (fermented culture).
Origin
English
mother
Gloss
fermented culture
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allomother English
- antimother English
- babymother English
- beemother English
- biomother English
- birthmother English
- co-mother English
- co-mother-in-law English
- den mother English
- eldermother English
- eldmother English
- foremother English
- godmother English
- grandmother English
- housemother English
- mermother English
- mismother English
- mother English
- mother-out-law English
- mother-to-be English
- motherboard English
- motherchucker English
- mothercraft English
- motherdom English
- mothered English
- motherer English
- motherese English
- motherfather English
- motherfouler English
- motherfucker English
- motherfucking English
- motherful English
- motherhood English
- motherhouse English
- motherhumper English
- motherish English
- motherism English
- motherist English
- motherkin English
- motherkins English
- motherland English
- motherless English
- motherlike English
- motherling English
- motherlove English
- motherlover English
- motherloving English
- motherly English
- motherment English
- motherness English
- motherwort English
- mothery English
- nonmother English
- othermother English
- overmother English
- stepmother English
- unmother English
- moder Middle English
- moder in lawe Middle English
- motha Kriol
- mother
- mothery
- mothered
- motherly
- motherer
- unmother
- godmother
- beemother
- motherish
- mismother
- motherkin
- nonmother
- eldmother
- motherese
- motherist
- co-mother
- mermother
- motherism
- motherdom
- biomother
- motherful
- motherhood
- motherness
- motherwort
- motherling
- babymother
- stepmother
- antimother
- motherlove
- motherment
- den mother
- foremother
- motherless
- motherland
- motherlike
- allomother
- overmother
- motherkins
- motherhouse
- housemother
- othermother
- motherlover
- grandmother
- birthmother
- eldermother
- mothercraft
- motherboard
- motherloving
- motherfouler
- motherhumper
- mother-to-be
- motherfucker
- motherfather
- motherfucking
- motherchucker
- mother-out-law
- co-mother-in-law