Motherese

Common synonyms include: baby talk, baby talk usage, babytalk, caregiver speech, child directed speech, infant directed speech.

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Baby talk. uncountable
"With its slow and exaggerated intonations, motherese speeds language learning by providing input that is easier for infants to process."
2
an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child wordnet

"With its slow and exaggerated intonations, motherese speeds language learning by providing input that is easier for infants to process."

From mother + -ese.