Definition of mother tongue Mother tongue

moth•er tongue

We found 5 definitions of mother tongue from 3 different sources.

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What does mother tongue mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

mother tongue - one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
  maternal language, first language
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • mother tongue (Noun)
    The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.
  • mother tongue (Noun)
    The language spoken by one’s ancestors.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • mother tongue
    The first language learnt; the language one grew up with.
  • mother tongue
    The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

mother tongue in sign language
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