Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parentese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-entese
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English parent Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English parentese From parent + -ese.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

parentism

Questions

What does parentese mean?
Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children.
Where does parentese come from?
Etymology tree English parent Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English parentese From parent + -ese.

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