baby-talk
baby-talk is the alternative form of baby talk.
baby-talk is the alternative form of babytalk.
Meaning of baby talk
Noun
baby talk (uncountable)
- The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.
- Meronym: babble word
- Synonyms:
- babyese, caregiver register, child-directed speech, hypocorism, motherese, parentese, babyspeak
- The prelanguage, and subsequent developing language, used by small children, incorporating crying, cooing, and babbling in sequence before the acquisition of adult language capabilities.
- Meronyms: babble word, goo goo ga ga
Meaning of babytalk
Verb
babytalk (third-person singular simple present babytalks, present participle babytalking, simple past and past participle babytalked)
- To speak in baby talk (form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children).
Forms of baby-talk
| third-person singular present | baby-talks |
|---|---|
| present participle | baby-talking |
| past participle | baby-talked |
| past | baby-talked |
Questions about baby-talk
- What is baby-talk the alternative form of?
- Baby-talk is the alternative form of baby talk.
Words near baby-talk in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: baby-talk (page history and authors); baby talk (page history and authors); babytalk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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