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Synonyms for mother tongue


Grammar : Noun
Spell : muhth -er tuhng for 1; muhth -er tuhng for 2
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌð ər ˈtʌŋ for 1; ˈmʌð ər ˌtʌŋ for 2



Définition of mother tongue

  • noun native language
Example sentences :
  • Every child must study one language besides its mother tongue.
  • Extract from : « The Aural System » by Anonymous
  • Were it otherwise, his mother tongue would never be mastered.
  • Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
  • Hasn't grasped it yet, its mother tongue being Norman-French.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914 » by Various
  • They had an aspect of their own, a mother tongue of their own.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • Her sons by the thousand are with us, and by the thousand they are learning our mother tongue.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild
  • "Oh, I like to talk the father and mother tongue," she said, gaily and sweetly.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • Mastery of his mother tongue is the birthright of every child.
  • Extract from : « New Ideals in Rural Schools » by George Herbert Betts
  • I will address this person in his mother tongue: 'Here, cospetto!
  • Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • The language used was his mother tongue, but Peter comprehended most of that which was said.
  • Extract from : « Oak Openings » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • They will all have recourse to their mother tongue, and the most ignorant will shine the most.
  • Extract from : « The Punster's Pocket-book » by Charles Molloy Westmacott

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