Mother Tongue (Noun)
Meaning
One's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her mother tongue is Spanish, which she learned from her parents and grandparents in Argentina.
- The new policy aims to promote the use of the mother tongue in schools to preserve the local culture.
- English is not my mother tongue, but I have been studying it for years to improve my language skills.
- The mother tongue of most people in the region is a dialect that is different from the official language.
- She was proud to teach her children their mother tongue, which was a vital part of their heritage.