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OP Does anyone know if there is a word, in English or any other language, to express the relationship between mothers-in-law other than saying, "she is my daughter's mother-in-law"? Seems like a simpler word or phrase would have been invented by now. Same for fathers-in-law.
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Linda
Not in English, but in Yiddish there is. It's machitunim, or a similar transliteration. The -ch- is pronounced as in Johann Sebastian Bach; the accent is on -TUN-, and the -im denotes plural (the relationship is commutative).
Here's one expanded reference.
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OP Thanks so much. I just knew there had to be a term out there. Happy Day! Linda
Happy Day!
Linda
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