Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

child-directed speech

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
child-di-rect-ed speech
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of baby talk.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

CDS baby talk

Questions

What does child-directed speech mean?
Synonym of baby talk.

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