monster-in-law
monster-in-law noun: a very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).
Noun
monster-in-law (plural monsters-in-law)
- A very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).
- So when we belatedly celebrated Caspar's third anniversary the following weekend, I was notably frosty towards her. But this is not a typical tale of monster-in-law woes.2011 April 22, Anna Maxted, “Why I love my mother-in-law”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of monster-in-law
| plural | monsters-in-law |
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Origin of monster-in-law
Blend of monster + mother-in-law.
Questions about monster-in-law
- What does monster-in-law mean?
- Monster-in-law means a very unpleasant mother-in-law (spouse's mother).
- What part of speech is monster-in-law?
- Monster-in-law is a noun.
- What is the plural of monster-in-law?
- The plural of monster-in-law is monsters-in-law.
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