maternal language

1. 1.

   one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next

   Synonymsmother tonguefirst language

   Broadernatural language

Questions about maternal language

What does maternal language mean?

maternal language means "one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next".

What is another word for maternal language?

Close synonyms include mother tongue, first language. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.