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/bˈeɪbi tɔk/ Listen

Baby talk

noun

An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child. Synonyms: babytalk, motherese.

The developing speech of a young child. Synonym: babytalk.

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"Baby talk" Quotes from Famous Books

... talk in his own tongue. She did all she could to help him. When he was a year old she cut an almond in two, and gave half to Sonny Sahib and half to the green parrot that swung all day in a cage in the door of the hut and had a fine gift of conversation; if anything would make the baby talk properly that would. Later on she taught him all the English words she remembered herself, which were three, 'bruss' and 'wass' and 'isstockin',' her limited but very useful vocabulary as lady's-maid. He learned them very well, but he continued to know only three, ...

— The Story of Sonny Sahib • Sara Jeannette Duncan

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... on the nine o'clock train, such a load of them—the big, bluff brother-in-law, Mabel, plump and laughing, as always, Minna, elfin and bright-eyed, and sleepy Baby Robin. Such hugging, such a hubbub of baby talk! How many things there seemed to be to do for those precious babies ...

— The Children's Book of Christmas Stories • Various

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Words linked to "Baby talk" : motherese, non-standard speech, babytalk