protoconversation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An interaction between an adult (typically a mother) and baby, that includes words, sounds and gestures, that attempts to convey meaning before the onset of language in the child

Word forms

protoconversation protoconversations

Etymology

From proto- + conversation.

Related words

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