mother-out-law
mother-out-law · mothers-out-law
The mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriendThe mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Meaning
3 sensesThe mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
The mother of any of one's friends.
The mother of one's ex-spouse.
Origin
From mother + -out-law, by analogy to mother-in-law.From mother + -out-law, by analogy to mother-in-law.
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Forms
plural: mothers-out-law| Singular | mother-out-law |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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