亲家母

親家母

qìngjiamǔ

noun #74,054

Meanings

1 mother of one's son-in-law or daughter-in-law; co-mother-in-law

Characters

in-law (kin-by-marriage reading)

family; household

Examples

两位亲家母聊得很投机。

Liǎng wèi qìngjiamǔ liáo de hěn tóujī.

The two co-mothers-in-law had a very agreeable chat.

亲家母送来了自己做的月饼。

Qìngjiamǔ sòng lái le zìjǐ zuò de yuèbǐng.

My co-mother-in-law brought over mooncakes she made herself.

Tips

usage

Again 亲 reads qìng. The 亲家 relationship is the bond between the two sets of parents created when their children marry — culturally important enough to need its own vocabulary.

Stroke Order

亲 qīn

家 jiā

母 mǔ