maternal language

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Noun maternal language has 1 sense

mother tongue, maternal language, first language - one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
--₁ is a kind of natural language, tongue

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Maternal language

Noun: Maternal language refers to the language that a person has learned and acquired from their mother or primary caregiver from birth.

Example sentence: She speaks both English and French fluently, but her maternal language is Spanish.

Adjective: Pertaining to the mother or motherhood.

Example sentence: The mother gently cradled her newborn baby in her maternal arms.

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