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baby talk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Colours & sounds, Linguistics
ˈbaby talk noun [uncountable]  CSLsounds or words that babies use when they are learning to talk 儿语,婴儿牙牙学语声
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baby talkHe had been late talking - was that because I hadn't coo-ed at him and gurgled baby talk?He listened to me talking to him in baby talk.I crashed into a babble of baby talk.It seems that baby talk is a natural response that babies elicit from adults!
ˈbaby talk nounChineseSyllable
or words that babies are learning they sounds when use Corpus


baby talk
ˈbaby talk noun [uncountable]
sounds or words that babies use when they are learning to talk


baby talkBrE /ˈbeɪbi tɔːk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbeɪbi tɔːk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the words or sounds a baby says when it is learning to talk; the special language adults sometimes use when talking to babies 牙牙学语(声);(成人对婴儿所用的)模仿儿语