idiom
mother tongue
MUTH-er TUNG
ˈmʌðər tʌŋListen
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Syllable breakdown
mothertongue
Dictionary meaning
the first language a person learns from birth; one's native language acquired naturally in childhood through family and community; the language most deeply embedded in a person's identity and cognitive processing
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