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Baby talk   /bˈeɪbi tɔk/   Listen
Baby talk

noun
1.
An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child.  Synonyms: babytalk, motherese.
2.
The developing speech of a young child.  Synonym: babytalk.






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"Baby talk" Quotes from Famous Books



... of over an hour, during which little Jessie sat there all alone in the big, bare room, playing contentedly with her new toy and chattering in low-toned, murmurous "baby talk" to her, and pointing out the wonderful sunbeams that came slanting in through the dust of the western windows. She had had plenty to eat and a big glass of milk before papa went away, and was neither hungry nor thirsty; but all the same, it seemed as if that ...
— Starlight Ranch - and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier • Charles King



Words linked to "Baby talk" :   non-standard speech



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