tongue tie

Definition of Tongue Tie in English :

1. ankyloglossia, tongue tie

a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tongue Tie

noun

a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum

noun

1.

limited motion of the tongue, usually caused by a short frenum and resulting in indistinct articulation

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtongue-ˌtied or ˈtongue-ˌtying

2.

to make tongue-tied

n.

Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum.

tr.v. tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing, tongue-ties

To make tongue-tied.