Mother Tongue Definition

noun
One's native language.
Webster's New World
A language in its relation to another derived from it.
Webster's New World
A parent language.
American Heritage

The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

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Other Word Forms of Mother Tongue

Noun

Singular:
mother tongue
Plural:
mother-tongues

Mother Tongue Sentence Examples

  • Only a very small proportion was translated into his mother tongue.

  • He understood German and Greek as well as his mother-tongue, and could express himself fluently in Latin.

  • A child learning the mother tongue has to understand, in a sense his life depends on it.

  • In a wider sense it may be extended to include all who inhabit Maharashtra and speak Mahratti as their mother-tongue.

  • The medium of instruction in the lower standards is the mother tongue of the children.

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Words Starting With

MMOMOT

Words Ending With

EUEGUE

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mother tongue

Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With M13 Letter Words Ending With E