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:''This article is about the relationship between a person and his or her spouse's mother. For information about the 1961 song by Ernie K-Doe, see [[Mother-in-law (song)]]'' |
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A person's '''mother-in-law''' is the [[mother]] of |
A person's '''mother-in-law''' is the [[mother]] of their [[spouse]]. A person is a [[affinity (law)|son-in-law]] or [[affinity (law)|daughter-in-law]] to the mother-in-law. She and the [[father-in-law]] are the parents of the spouse and, in a [[nuclear family]], of the [[sister-in-law|sisters-in-law]] and [[brother-in-law|brothers-in-law]]. Together the members of this family affinity group are called the [[affinal kin|in-laws]]. |
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In comedies, the mother-in-law is shown as the bane of the husband, who is married to the mother-in-law's daughter. Mothers-in-law are often [[stereotype]]d in [[mother-in-law joke]]s. |
In comedies, the mother-in-law is shown as the bane of the husband, who is married to the mother-in-law's daughter. Mothers-in-law are often [[stereotype]]d in [[mother-in-law joke]]s. |
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Revision as of 12:02, 22 June 2007
- This article is about the relationship between a person and his or her spouse's mother. For information about the 1961 song by Ernie K-Doe, see Mother-in-law (song)
A person's mother-in-law is the mother of their spouse. A person is a son-in-law or daughter-in-law to the mother-in-law. She and the father-in-law are the parents of the spouse and, in a nuclear family, of the sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. Together the members of this family affinity group are called the in-laws.
In comedies, the mother-in-law is shown as the bane of the husband, who is married to the mother-in-law's daughter. Mothers-in-law are often stereotyped in mother-in-law jokes.
Some Australian Aboriginal languages use avoidance speech, so-called "mother-in-law languages", special sub-languages used when in hearing distance of taboo relatives, most commonly the mother-in-law.
A Mother-in-law suite is also a type of dwelling, usually guest accommodations within a family home that may be used for members of the extended family.
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