BABY TALK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does baby talk mean? 

• BABY TALK (noun)
  The noun BABY TALK has 2 senses:

1. an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child

2. the developing speech of a young child

  Familiarity information: BABY TALK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BABY TALK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

baby talk; babytalk; motherese

Hypernyms ("baby talk" is a kind of...):

non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The developing speech of a young child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

baby talk; babytalk

Hypernyms ("baby talk" is a kind of...):

non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)