first language
first language noun: the first language one is taught to speak; one's native language.
Noun
first language (plural first languages)
- The first language one is taught to speak; one's native language.
- She was born and raised in France, although her first language is Portuguese because her parents are from Brazil.
- Vocabulary is a vital component of educational success in both first and second language contexts.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary...
- Synonyms:
- native language, mother tongue, mother language
- The language one feels most comfortable and capable with.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, language.
first language meaning in Hindi and Bengali
first language in Hindi
- first language — see also mother tongue
- मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā
first language in Bengali
- first language
- প্রথম ভাষা prothom bhaśa
Synonyms of first language
Forms of first language
| plural | first languages |
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Origin of first language
From first + language.
Questions about first language
- What does first language mean?
- First language means the first language one is taught to speak; one's native language.
- What is first language in Hindi?
- First language in Hindi is मातृभाषा (mātŕbhāṣā). See First language meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is first language?
- First language is a noun.
- What is the plural of first language?
- The plural of first language is first languages.
Words near first language in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: first language (page history and authors); প্রথম ভাষা (Bengali) (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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