Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ma-in-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
ma-in-law
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of mother-in-law

Colloquial

Etymology

From ma + -in-law.

Usage

Synonyms

Questions

What does ma-in-law mean?
Synonym of mother-in-law
Where does ma-in-law come from?
From ma + -in-law.

How to pronounce ma-in-law

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