Mother-in-law means the mother of your husband/wife. You can also have a father-in-law (your spouse's father), a brother-in-law (your sister's husband, or your spouse's brother, or your spouse's sister's husband), a sister-in-law (similar to brother-in-law), or a son/daughter in law (your child's spouse).
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