MOTHERESE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

baby talk; babytalk; motherese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("motherese" 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)

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