Mother-in-laws vs. Mothers-in-law

Mother-in-laws

/ˈmʌðər ɪn lɔz/

The mother of one's spouse

Examples:

Many mother-in-laws form key bonds in family dynamics.Mother-in-laws can offer valuable advice from experience.I often turn to mother-in-laws for traditional recipes.

Synonyms:

This word has no synonyms

Antonyms:

daughter-in-law

Mothers-in-law

/ˈmʌðərz ɪn lɔː/

A term for the mothers of one's spouse

Examples:

My mothers-in-law got along famously at the family reunion.She borrowed her mothers-in-law's recipe for the holiday cake.Both mothers-in-law offered us valuable parenting advice.

Synonyms:

This word has no synonyms

Antonyms:

daughters-in-law

Ways to tell them apart:

• Remember, the plural form retains the singular mother and just adds an s to law.
• Think of it as law having multiple mothers, not the other way around.
• The word mothers would imply multiple mothers related to different laws, which isn't the case here.