mother tongue

idiomPart ofmother

mother tongue — idiom

1. the first language that a person learns as a child at home, usually from their p

1.慣用語
釋義

the first language that a person learns as a child at home, usually from their parents

例句

Bao speaks excellent French, but his mother tongue is Cantonese.

The school offers classes in eight different mother tongues for children from immigrant families.