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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
)
The
mother
of one's
boyfriend
or
girlfriend
.
The
mother
of any of one's
friends
.
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.
Coordinate terms
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mother-in-law
Related terms
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brother-out-law
daughter-out-law
father-out-law
sister-out-law
son-out-law
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