mother tongue vs tongue

tongue vs mother tongue

mother tongue and tongue both are nouns.

mother tongue is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mother tongue	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hypernym of mother tongue; that is, tongue is a word with a broader meaning than mother tongue:

mother tongue: one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
tongue: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

Other hypernyms of mother tongue include natural language.

mother tongue (noun)	tongue (noun)
one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

mother tongue (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between mother tongue and tongue

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