motherese English

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What does motherese mean?

motherese

— noun (= baby talk) an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child

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baby talk

parentese

caretaker speech

parental speech

nursery language

mother's speech

babytalk

baby-talk

mommy talk

infant-directed speech

daddy talk

child-directed speech

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