mother tongue

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsmaternal languagefirst language

   Broadernatural language

Questions about mother tongue

What does mother tongue mean?

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

What is another word for mother tongue?

Close synonyms include maternal language, 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.