Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The mother of one's spouse.
- noun Archaic A stepmother.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mother of one's husband or wife.
- noun A stepmother.
- noun An English drink composed of equal proportions of old strong ale and bitter ale: so called in jocose allusion to the qualifications ‘old’ and ‘bitter.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The mother of one's husband or wife.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One’s
spouse ’smother . - noun A
mother-in-law apartment . - noun dated A
stepmother .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the mother of your spouse
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Examples
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Home builders across the country say they are getting an increasing number of requests for such additions, known as mother-in-law suites, granny flats or accessory dwellings.
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Because of the time difference their celebrations would already be under way, so after calling her mother at her retirement community in Erie, Bonnie planned to call her mother-in-law in Scranton, where her children and grandchildren were attending the traditional family gathering.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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Because of the time difference their celebrations would already be under way, so after calling her mother at her retirement community in Erie, Bonnie planned to call her mother-in-law in Scranton, where her children and grandchildren were attending the traditional family gathering.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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Because of the time difference their celebrations would already be under way, so after calling her mother at her retirement community in Erie, Bonnie planned to call her mother-in-law in Scranton, where her children and grandchildren were attending the traditional family gathering.
The Aloha Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 2010
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Lucrezia often referred to her mother-in-law as Saint Contessina as a result.
The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010
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But Salahi said he was suspicious and called his mother-in-law, who told him she hadn't spoken with Michaele and was unaware of her plans.
FOXNews.com 2011
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It was Mother’s Day 1999 and I had to call my mother-in-law back home in Louisville, Kentucky and tell her that her oldest son had just died.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People Jack Canfield 2009
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It was Mother’s Day 1999 and I had to call my mother-in-law back home in Louisville, Kentucky and tell her that her oldest son had just died.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People Jack Canfield 2009
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Aurora bit her lip then and called her mother-in-law, who immediately freaked out when she heard her son hadn’t come home.
Unpretty Sharon Carter Rogers 2008
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Aurora bit her lip then and called her mother-in-law, who immediately freaked out when she heard her son hadn’t come home.
Unpretty Sharon Carter Rogers 2008
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