Word Type

Noun

The word "mother-in-law" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

father-in-law mother-out-law

Derived Terms

co-mother-in-law monster-in-law mother-in-law apartment mother-in-law language mother-in-law sandwich mother-in-law style mother-in-law's cushion stepmother-in-law

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

female parent in-law mother parent-in-law relative-in-law

Related Terms

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

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.