What does mother-in-law mean?
Mother-in-law means The mother of one's spouse..
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/ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/ · noun
The mother of one's spouse..
For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law.
Odontophobia, or the fear of dental work, seems equally plausible, as does pentheraphobia - fear of the mother-in-law.
Do but consider, my dear Mr. Dashwood, how excessively comfortable your mother-in-law and her daughters may live on the interest of seven thousand pounds,
Use mother-in-law when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mother-in-law means The mother of one's spouse..
Common synonyms include ma-in-law, mom-in-law, mum-in-law, saas.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law.
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