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late talker

late talker noun: a toddler experiencing a delay in language onset with no other diagnosed disabilities (LLE).

Noun

late talker (plural late talkers)

  1. (developmental psychology) A toddler experiencing a delay in language onset with no other diagnosed disabilities (LLE).
    • […] Lee and Rescorla (2002) found that young children with delayed expressive language (late talkers) made fewer references to cognitive states and more references to physiological states than typically developing (TD) age-matched children.2006, Judy Clegg, Jane Ginsborg, editors, Language and Social Disadvantage: Theory Into Practice, John Wiley & Sons, page 78

Forms of late talker

plurallate talkers
alternative formlate-talker

Questions about late talker

What does late talker mean?
Late talker means a toddler experiencing a delay in language onset with no other diagnosed disabilities (LLE).
What part of speech is late talker?
Late talker is a noun.
What is the plural of late talker?
The plural of late talker is late talkers.

Words near late talker in the dictionary

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  7. late talkers
  8. late to the ball
  9. late to the game
  10. late to the party
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