"saas-bahu" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi सास-बहू (sās-bahū). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|सास-बहू}} Hindi सास-बहू (sās-bahū) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} saas-bahu (uncountable)
  1. (India, fiction) A genre of drama fiction concerning the relationship between the controlling evil mother of a husband (mother-in-law) and her dominated, downtrodden, meek daughter-in-law. Tags: India, uncountable Categories (topical): Fiction Related terms: saas (english: mother-in-law), bahu (alt: daughter-in-law)
    Sense id: en-saas-bahu-en-noun-oRQ9p9Cc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

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