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Definition of Babytalk
1. Noun. An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child.
2. Noun. The developing speech of a young child.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Babytalk
Literary usage of Babytalk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Conversations on Some of the Old Poets by James Russell Lowell (1893)
"Who but Shakespeare would have dared this babytalk in such a place! Yet how
admirable! PHILIP. These simplest thoughts, feelings, and experiences, ..."
2. Plots and Personalities: A New Method of Testing and Training the Creative by Edwin Emery Slosson, June Etta Downey (1922)
"Lovers are likely to resort to “babytalk” in conversation or correspondence.
This is not a sign of weak-mindedness as the unsympathetic eavesdropper may ..."
3. The Science of Poetry and the Philosophy of Language by Hudson Maxim (1910)
"Every mother in the world, of whatever race, can understand the babytalk of any
child of any race. The infant, in turn, can understand the language of every ..."
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