baby talk
IPA: bˈeɪbitˈɔk
noun
- (linguistics) The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.
- (linguistics) The pre-language, and subsequent developing language, used by small children, incorporating crying, cooing, and babbling in sequence before the acquisition of adult language capabilities.
babytalk
IPA: bæbʌtɔk
noun
- Alternative form of baby talk [(linguistics) The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.]
verb
- To speak in baby talk (form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children).
Examples of "babytalk" in Sentences
Examples of "baby-talk" in Sentences
- And yes, chonitos is the baby-talk diminutive for calzones.
- "Guess who just went pee pee on the potty?" my husband called out from the bathroom last week in the baby-talk way that all adults swear they'll never do until each and every single one of them becomes a parent and does it.