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[edit]Noun
[edit]parent language (plural parent languages)
- (linguistics) A language from which a later language is derived.
- Coordinate terms: daughter language, sister language
- Old English is the parent language of English and Scots.
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with mother tongue.
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