birthtongue

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birthtongue

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

noun birthtongues · birth-tongue · birth tongue

rare One's first language, learnt in early childhood; native language. In replying timidly, Anita revealed her foreign accent, which was instantly observed. “You are American, of course? No? English? Ah, how stupid I am!" Forthwith he began to talk fluently in German, though Anita saw it was not his birthtongue.

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@misc{birthtongue_2026,
  title = {birthtongue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/birthtongue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}