Meanings
noun
- anthropologyThe style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (i.e. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people, this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words.
Synonyms: mother-in-law language
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe style of speech and manners which are to be observed between an Australian aboriginal man and his mother-in-law (i.e. wife's mother). Depending on the particular people, this can go so as far as an entirely separate vocabulary of words.
Similar
mother-in-law language
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APA
mother-in-law style. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-in-law%20style
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“mother-in-law style.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-in-law%20style. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother-in-law style,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-in-law%20style.
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