Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The mother of one's child's spouse.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• Yiddish מחותּנתטע mekhuténeste, the feminine form of מחותּן mekhútn 'son-in-law's/daughter-in-law's father' (Hebrew feminine form is מחותנת, mekhuténet/mekhuténes)
  

Who Uses This

• Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

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