mother+tongue
51mother — I. /ˈmʌðə / (say mudhuh) noun 1. a female parent. 2. Aboriginal English (a term used to refer to one s biological mother and her sisters.) 3. a mother in law, step mother, or adoptive mother. 4. (a term of familiar address for an old or elderly… …
52mother — {{11}}mother (n.1) O.E. modor female parent, from P.Gmc. *mothær (Cf. O.S. modar, O.Fris. moder, O.N. moðir, Dan. moder, Du. moeder, O.H.G. muoter, Ger. Mutter), from PIE *mater mother (Cf. L …
53tongue — noun 1) a foreign tongue Syn: language, dialect, patois, vernacular, mother tongue, native tongue, heritage language, lingua franca; informal lingo 2) her sharp tongue Syn: way/manner of speaking, speech, cho …
54mother — 1. noun 1) I will ask my mother Syn: female parent, materfamilias, matriarch; informal mom, mommy, ma, mama; old lady, old woman; chiefly Brit., informal mum, mummy 2) the foal s mother Syn …
55tongue*/*/ — [tʌŋ] noun [C] 1) the long soft piece of flesh that is fixed to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting, speaking etc 2) a language English was clearly not his mother tongue (= the one he first learned as a child).[/ex] • See: bite,… …
56mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language. Also called mother tongue. * * * …
57mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language. Also called mother tongue …
58tongue — n. language 1) one s mother, native tongue organ of speech speech 2) to use one s tongue ( to speak ) 3) to hold one s tongue ( to be silent ) 4) to find one s tongue ( to begin to speak ) 5) to stick out one s tongue (the child stuck out its… …
59tongue — tongue1 W3S3 [tʌŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mouth)¦ 2 click your tongue 3 sharp tongue 4 silver tongue 5 sharp tongued/silver tongued etc 6 with (your) tongue in (your) cheek 7 slip of the tongue 8 bite your tongue 9 Cat got your tongue? …
60tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) …
