"mother-in-law apartment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mother-in-law apartments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mother-in-law apartment (plural mother-in-law apartments)
  1. A small apartment attached to or carved out of a nominally single-family house, ostensibly intended for occupancy by a mother-in-law or other relative, but potentially also rented out to a stranger. Wikipedia link: mother-in-law apartment Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: garden apartment, granny room, granny annexe, in-law unit

Inflected forms

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