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co-mothers-in-law

co-mothers-in-law is the plural of co-mother-in-law.

Meaning of co-mother-in-law

Noun

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

  1. (uncommon) The mother of one's children-in-law; that is, the mother-in-law of one's children, or, the mother of one spouse in relation to the parents of the other spouse; either of two or more women whose children marry each other, such as the mother of a bride vis-à-vis the mother of the groom.
    • After dinner, the discerning eye of the co-mother-in-law divines the work of darkness. Your wife also is an expectant mother !1901, Honoré de Balzac, (trans.) Francis MacNamara, The Physiology of Marriage, page 334
    Synonyms:
    co-grandmother

Questions about co-mothers-in-law

What is co-mothers-in-law the plural of?
Co-mothers-in-law is the plural of co-mother-in-law.

Words near co-mothers-in-law in the dictionary

  1. co-morbidities
  2. co-morbidity
  3. co-mother
  4. co-mother-in-law
  5. co-mothers
  6. co-mothers-in-law
  7. co-NP
  8. co-NP-completeness
  9. co-occur
  10. co-occurred
  11. co-occurrence

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