Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elderspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: el-der-s-peak
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this case, the “communicative predicament of aging” is that elderspeak led to a decrease in the older adults' self-ratings of communicative competence yet it also improved their performance on the referential communication tasks."

Etymology

From elder + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: elder

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does elderspeak mean?: A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people.
Where does elderspeak come from?: From elder + -speak.

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