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birth-tongue

birth-tongue is the alternative form of birthtongue.

Meaning of birthtongue

Noun

birthtongue (plural birthtongues)

  1. (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.1880, All the Year Round, volume 25, page 203

Forms of birth-tongue

pluralbirth-tongues

Questions about birth-tongue

What is birth-tongue the alternative form of?
Birth-tongue is the alternative form of birthtongue.

Words near birth-tongue in the dictionary

  1. birth-to-potty
  2. birth-to-potty diaper
  3. birth-to-potty diapers
  4. birth-to-potty nappies
  5. birth-to-potty nappy
  6. birth-tongue
  7. birth-tongues
  8. birthaversaries
  9. birthaversary
  10. birthbed
  11. birthbeds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: birth-tongue (page history and authors); birthtongue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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