mother language
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mother language
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From Middle English modir langage, equivalent to mother + language.
noun mother languages
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Synonym of mother tongue.
Yet neuertheleſſe, the rudenes of common and mother tonges, is no bar foꝛ wiſe ſpeaking. Foꝛ in the rudeſt contrie, and moſt barbarous mother language, many be found can ſpeake verie wiſelie: but in the Gréeke and latin tong, the two onelie learned tonges, which be kept, not in common taulke, but in
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Talk about this word "mother language." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mother%20language. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mother language. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20language "mother language." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20language.Cite this
@misc{mother_language_2026,
title = {mother language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
