mother-in-law vs relative-in-law

mother-in-law and relative-in-law both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mother-in-law	Yes	No	No	No
relative-in-law	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relative-in-law is a hypernym of mother-in-law; that is, relative-in-law is a word with a broader meaning than mother-in-law:

mother-in-law: the mother of your spouse
relative-in-law: a relative by marriage

Other hypernyms of mother-in-law include in-law, female parent, mother.

mother-in-law (noun)	relative-in-law (noun)
the mother of your spouse	a relative by marriage

mother-in-law vs relative-in-law

mother-in-law and relative-in-law both are nouns.

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