Definitions for mother-in-law

mother-in-law moth·er-in-law

Spelling: [muhth -er-in-law]
IPA: /ˈmʌð ər ɪnˌlɔ/

Mother-In-Law is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 1523 anagrams from letters in mother-in-law (--aehilmnortw).

Definitions for mother-in-law

noun

  1. the mother of one's husband or wife.

Origin of mother-in-law

1350-1400; Middle English modyr in lawe

Examples for mother-in-law

I am but mother-in-law to them,' she said, 'having not been married yet full two years.

He laundered money into Swiss banks and used his mother-in-law and her sister to traffic cash into the country.

My mother-in-law used to watch the show anyway, so she got a giggle out of the idea.

And in the 2010 comedy Grown Ups, Chris Rock plays a stay-at-home father who is mercilessly emasculated by his own mother-in-law.

That woman, I am quite sure and confident, will be our mother-in-law.'

Rosalind Seysses, my mother-in-law, has been a longtime model, mentor, and support.

Her mother-in-law said, 'Go, return,' and she did as she was told.

In other homes the daughter-in-law serves her mother-in-law.

His mother-in-law had always lived with him, and she was "difficult."

Her mother-in-law was injured and had to seek medical attention.

Word Value for mother-in-law
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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