mother-in-law (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mother-in-law*:
NOUN	person	mother-in-law	the mother of your spouse

mother-in-law > pronunciation
Sounds	mah'dherihnlao.
Rhymes	bylaw ... Wroclaw: 8 rhymes with lao...

English > *mother-in-law*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	The mother of your spouse.
Instances	Naomi, Noemi	The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
Broader	in-law, relative-in-law	A relative by marriage
Broader	mother, female parent	A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
Spanish	madre politica, madre política, suegra
Catalan	mare política, sogra

HyperDic: mother-in-law