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mother-in-laws

mother-in-laws is the plural of mother-in-law.

Meaning of mother-in-law

Noun

mother-in-law (plural mothers-in-law or (colloquial, nonstandard) mother-in-laws)

  1. 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:35
  2. A mother-in-law apartment.
  3. A mother-in-law sandwich.
  4. (obsolete) A stepmother.
    • 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,1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
  5. (uncountable) A spicy Caribbean sauce made with peppers, carrots, onions, lime juice, etc.

Questions about mother-in-laws

What is mother-in-laws the plural of?
Mother-in-laws is the plural of mother-in-law.

Words near mother-in-laws in the dictionary

  1. mother-in-law seats
  2. mother-in-law style
  3. mother-in-law's cushion
  4. mother-in-law's tongue
  5. mother-in-law's tongues
  6. mother-in-laws
  7. mother-lode
  8. mother-lodes
  9. mother-naked
  10. mother-of-pearl
  11. mother-of-pearl cloud

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