mother-in-law

n., pl., moth·ers-in-law (mŭTH'ərz-).

1. The mother of one's wife or husband.
2. Archaic. A stepmother.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the mother of your spouse

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Quotes:

"My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere." - John Barrymore

"Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel." - Josh Billings

"The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it -- and sometimes three." - Alexandre Dumas

"Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law." - Hubert H. Humphrey

"Mother-in-law: A woman who destroys her son-in-law's peace of mind by giving him a piece of hers." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svigermor

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoonmoeder

Français (French)
n. - belle-mère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwiegermutter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πεθερά

Italiano (Italian)
suocera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sogra (f)

Русский (Russian)
свекровь, теща

Español (Spanish)
n. - suegra, madre política

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svärmor, styvmor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
婆婆, 岳母

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 婆婆, 岳母

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장모, 시어머니

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 義理の母, 義母, 姑

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحماه, أم الزوج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חותנת, חמות‬

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