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My mother-in-law died last year.
توفيت حَماتي العام الماضي.
We visited my sister's mother-in-law in the hospital after her surgery.
زرنا حَماة أختي في المستشفى بعد عمليتها الجراحية.
My mother-in-law invited me over for lunch.
عزمتني حَماتي على الغداء.
I'm so lucky to have such a nice and sweet mother-in-law.
أنا محظوظة بامتلاكي حماة حنونة ولطيفة للغاية.
My sister rushed to help her mother-in-law to prepare lunch.
أسرعت أختي لتساعد حماتها في تحضير الغداء.
late 14c., moder-in-laue, "mother of one's spouse," from mother + in-law. Also in early use, "stepmother." In British slang c. 1884, mother-in-law was said to mean "a mixture of ales old and bitter."