The story
English has no single word for your child's spouse's parents. Yiddish has machatunim, and American Jewish English kept it, mostly for weddings and the seating plans that follow. Spanish has consuegros for the same people.
machatunim
מחותּניםmakh-uh-TOO-nim[maxəˈtunim]
the parents of your child's spouse — your co-in-laws
Closest in English: in-laws, inlaws, co-in-laws. None of them covers it.
How it went in the game
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- Which language is it from?Yiddish
- Who uses it most?A mother of the bride
- Where would you hear it?A wedding, two sets of parents meeting
- What does it mean?Your child's spouse's parents
More words about people
- cafuné Brazilian Portuguese
- parea Greek
- campanilismo Italian
- mamihlapinatapai Yaghan (Tierra del Fuego)