babytalk
5.0
A very young child's simple, early language of single words and sounds
- noun
- /ˈbeɪbiˌtɔk/
- Baby Talk
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habla de bebé
Examples
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Parents often use babytalk to engage their infants and encourage language development.
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The grandmother spoke in babytalk, making funny sounds to amuse her grandchild.
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Children learn to express themselves through babytalk before they start forming complete sentences.
Synonyms
babbling
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3.3
Sounds babies make before they can speak, like meaningless words
is a later simplified speech stage used when children begin forming words
baby talk
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3.9
Speech by a very young child using simple sounds and words
is the same meaning but written as a single word
9.9
Speech made of baby-like, unclear sounds that do not make sense
is a meaningful simplified speech used for learning rather than nonsensical noise
How Simple
babytalk
- Baby Talk
babbling
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3.3
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3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Babytalk comes from the two simple words baby ('infant') and talk ('speak'), so it means the early, simple speech that very young children use as they begin to learn language.