Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baby talk

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: baby talk
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.

Uncountable

noun

The prelanguage, and subsequent developing language, used by small children, incorporating crying, cooing, and babbling in sequence before the acquisition of adult language capabilities.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronym: babble word"
"[...] while not a super-goof like some of the female goofs I'd met, she was quite goofy enough to be going on with. Her whole aspect was that of a girl who at the drop of a hat would start talking baby talk."
"Meronyms: babble word, goo goo ga ga"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

babytalk (alternative) baby-talk (alternative)

Phrases

baby steps

Frequently Paired Words

baby steps babytalk childspeak adultspeak child language

Synonyms

babyese caregiver register child-directed speech hypocorism motherese parentese babyspeak babytalk

Questions

What does baby talk mean?: The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.

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