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Mother tongue

Noun

Définitions

1.NounThe language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.
"His mother tongue is a relatively conservative dialect of Aramaic."
2.NounThe language spoken by one’s ancestors.
3.NounThe language spoken by one's mother, when it differs from that spoken by one's father.
4.NounInformal speech, as opposed to educated language.
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