Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mother-out-law

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
moth-er-out-law
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.

noun

The mother of any of one's friends.

noun

The mother of one's ex-spouse.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

mothers-out-law (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does mother-out-law mean?
The mother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Where does mother-out-law come from?
From mother + -out-law, by analogy to mother-in-law.

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