丈母 zhàngmǔ mother-in-law Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 丈 zhàng male elder (bound form) A polite way to refer to an older man or a male elder relative, such as in 岳丈 yuèzhàng or 老丈 lǎozhàng母 mǔ female elder (bound form) female relative of an older generation; elderly woman