"home sign" meaning in All languages combined

See home sign on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: home signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} home sign (countable and uncountable, plural home signs)
  1. (uncountable) The gestural communication system, less than a complete sign language, developed by a deaf child who lacks input from a language model in the family. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: kitchen sign, homesign
    Sense id: en-home_sign-en-noun-hIdD88~S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (countable) A particular sign in such a system. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-home_sign-en-noun-XoJ8c7pp

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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