mother-out-law

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mother-out-law (plural mothers-out-law)

  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.
    • 2006, Harlyn Aizley, Confessions of the Other Mother: Nonbiological Lesbian Moms Tell All![1] (Social Science), →ISBN, pZgDAQAAQBAJ, page 36:
      The old Cape Cod commune-istas had caught up enough with my mother out-law and were now asking after notable events in the lives of her offspring.

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