husband mama

Naija

Alternative forms

• husbandmama

Etymology

From: English husband, Yoruba mama (mother)

Pronunciation

• hɔ́zbàndmàmá

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Noun

• Wetin wife dey call woman wey she marry im son.

• I beg come greet my husband mama.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please come and greet my mother-in-law.)
• My husband mama tell me say when pikin hard her born, she no do anyting pass to cry meet God for seven days.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. My mother-in-law told me when she had problem getting pregnant, she only went to God in tears for seven days.)

Synonyms

• mother-in-law, mama

Antonyms

• fada-in-law

Translations

• English: A woman's Mother-in-law