mother tongue

[ muhth-er -tuhng for 1; muhth-er -tuhng for 2 ]

/ ˈmʌð ər ˈtʌŋ for 1; ˈmʌð ər ˌtʌŋ for 2 /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mother tongue ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the language first learned by a person; native language.

mother language.

Origin of mother tongue

1350–1400; Middle English moder tonge

Words nearby mother tongue

mother ship, Mother Shipton, mother spleenwort, mother superior, Mother Teresa, mother tongue, Motherwell, Motherwell and Wishaw, mother wit, motherwort, mother yaw

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Example sentences from the Web for mother tongue

As our language forms sentences, that is, as our mother-tongue thinks, so we learn to think.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
But his greatest service to England was his translation of the Bible, the first complete version in the mother-tongue.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers
It was his mother-tongue; and though he was often expostulated with for using it, he never forsook the Gascon.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles
It slightly disturbs the listener, who is not accustomed to hear his mother-tongue transposed into another key, so to speak.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills

They spoke French, evidently as the mother-tongue: but in 1234 that was the custom of all English nobles.
Earl Hubert's Daughter|Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for mother tongue

mother tongue

noun

the language first learned by a child

a language from which another has evolved

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单词	mother tongue
释义	mother tongue [ muhth-er -tuhng for 1; muhth-er -tuhng for 2 ] / ˈmʌð ər ˈtʌŋ for 1; ˈmʌð ər ˌtʌŋ for 2 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mother tongue ON THESAURUS.COM noun the language first learned by a person; native language. mother language. Origin of mother tongue 1350–1400; Middle English moder tonge Words nearby mother tongue mother ship, Mother Shipton, mother spleenwort, mother superior, Mother Teresa, mother tongue, Motherwell, Motherwell and Wishaw, mother wit, motherwort, mother yaw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mother tongue As our language forms sentences, that is, as our mother-tongue thinks, so we learn to think. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner But his greatest service to England was his translation of the Bible, the first complete version in the mother-tongue. From Chaucer to Tennyson\|Henry A. Beers It was his mother-tongue; and though he was often expostulated with for using it, he never forsook the Gascon. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist\|Samuel Smiles It slightly disturbs the listener, who is not accustomed to hear his mother-tongue transposed into another key, so to speak. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking\|Wesley Mills They spoke French, evidently as the mother-tongue: but in 1234 that was the custom of all English nobles. Earl Hubert's Daughter\|Emily Sarah Holt British Dictionary definitions for mother tongue mother tongue noun the language first learned by a child a language from which another has evolved Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mother tongue first language, vernacular, parent language
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mother tongue

noun

Origin of mother tongue

Words nearby mother tongue

Example sentences from the Web for mother tongue

British Dictionary definitions for mother tongue

noun

Words related to mother tongue