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parent language

parent language noun: a language from which a later language is derived.

Noun

parent language (plural parent languages)

  1. A language from which a later language is derived.
    • Old English is the parent language of English and Scots.

Forms of parent language

pluralparent languages

Questions about parent language

What does parent language mean?
Parent language means a language from which a later language is derived.
What part of speech is parent language?
Parent language is a noun.
What is the plural of parent language?
The plural of parent language is parent languages.

Words near parent language in the dictionary

  1. parent company
  2. parent compound
  3. parent compounds
  4. parent drug
  5. parent drugs
  6. parent language
  7. parent languages
  8. parent nuclide
  9. parent nuclides
  10. parent pointer tree
  11. parent trigger

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