ma belle-mère et mon beau-père

Emilia D.A2Kwiziq community member

ma belle-mère et mon beau-père

doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents

This question relates to:French vocab and grammar list "Nuclear family vocabulary in French"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Emilia, 

It is indeed used for both in-laws and step families...

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HIYA GANDHI 5.A1Kwiziq community member
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ma belle-mère et mon beau-père

doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents

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