English Explanatory Dictionary

babbling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
  2. sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
  3. Idle senseless talk; prattle.
  4. A confused murmur, as of a stream.
adj
  1. That babbles.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of babble

Word forms

babbling babblings more babbling most babbling

Etymology

From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, equivalent to babble + -ing.

Derived words

babblingly
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