noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mother-in-law. US, slang

   "As soon as she hears the news, Miriam's shviger Fay goes to visit her daughter-in-law in hospital."

Synonyms

All synonyms

mother-in-law

Example

More examples

"As soon as she hears the news, Miriam's shviger Fay goes to visit her daughter-in-law in hospital."

Etymology

From Yiddish שוויגער (shviger).

Related phrases

mother in law

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