English Explanatory Dictionary

mother-out-law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
  2. The mother of any of one's friends.
  3. The mother of one's ex-spouse.

Word forms

mother-out-law mothers-out-law

Etymology

From mother + -out-law, by analogy to mother-in-law.

Related words

brother-out-law daughter-out-law father-out-law sister-out-law son-out-law
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