Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daughter language

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
daugh-ter lan-guage
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably a calque of German Tochtersprache.

Inflected Forms

daughter languages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parent language sister language

Synonyms

daughter

Questions

What does daughter language mean?
A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language.
Where does daughter language come from?
Probably a calque of German Tochtersprache.

How to pronounce daughter language

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