English Explanatory Dictionary

baby talk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.
  2. The prelanguage, and subsequent developing language, used by small children, incorporating crying, cooing, and babbling in sequence before the acquisition of adult language capabilities.

Word forms

baby talk babytalk baby-talk

Synonyms

babyese caregiver register child-directed speech hypocorism motherese parentese

Related words

baby steps babytalk
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