Pronunciation: ' m ə - th ə r- ə n- ˌ lo ̇ , ' m ə th -r ə n-, ' m ə - th ə rn-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural moth · ers-in-law \ ' m ə - th ə r-z ə n- \
Date: 14th century
1 : the mother of one's spouse
2 archaic : STEPMOTHER
Pronunciation: ' m ə - th ə r- ə n- ˌ lo ̇ , ' m ə th -r ə n-, ' m ə - th ə rn-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural moth · ers-in-law \ ' m ə - th ə r-z ə n- \
Date: 14th century
1 : the mother of one's spouse
2 archaic : STEPMOTHER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012