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Definition of Baby talk
1. Noun. An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child.
2. Noun. The developing speech of a young child.
Definition of Baby talk
1. Noun. The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baby Talk
Literary usage of Baby talk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fundamental Laws of Human Behavior: Lectures on the Foundations of Any by Max Friedrich Meyer (1911)
"It is true that baby talk is the result of the child's experience, not of his
inheritance. But baby talk is not acquired by imitation on the child's part. ..."
2. The Child; His Thinking, Feeling, and Doing by Amy Eliza Tanner (1915)
"With all these natural difficulties in speaking correctly, it seems a pity to
add further mispronunciations by his elders, in the form of baby talk. ..."
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