English Explanatory Dictionary

birthtongue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One's first language, learnt in early childhood; native language.

Word forms

birthtongue birthtongues birth-tongue birth tongue

Etymology

From Middle English burþe tonge, equivalent to birth + tongue.

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