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mother tongue

Mother tongue refers to the first language that a person learns and the language used in that person's home country. (noun)

An example of mother tongue is English for someone born in America.

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See mother tongue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See mother tongue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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