baby talk
1a : the consciously imperfect or altered speech used by adults in speaking to small children
b : the syntactically imperfect speech or phonetically modified forms used by small children learning to talk
2 : oversimplified speech or writing
Recent Examples on the Web
//Talk to her in a normal voice (no baby talk or raised voices), but don’t overdo it because too much talk can trigger submissive urination, too.
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Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, "Dog’s submissive peeing a tricky thing to fix," 18 Oct. 2019
//My mother catered to Noosie’s every whim, speaking to her in Arabic baby talk, and her anticipation for grandchildren became less latent.
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Marlo Safi, National Review, "The American Art of Obsessing over Your Pets," 24 Aug. 2019
//Sanad alternated effortlessly between babbling baby talk to his cousin Salma and cracking jokes with the adults.
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Washington Post, "Your baby bump photos terrify me. Here’s why.," 2 Aug. 2019
//Maybe adults don't understand baby talk, but this dad didn't let a little gibberish get in the way of a conversation with his son.
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Wesli Jones, CNN, "Must-watch videos of the week," 7 June 2019
//There was plenty of baby talk during Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal engagements today.
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Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle Talks About Her Due Date and the Sex of Her Baby," 14 Jan. 2019
//Getty Images After a whirlwind trip of Australia featuring koalas, a whole lot of baby talk, and endless adorable PDA moments, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have now begun the second leg of their royal tour.
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Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle Decided Not To Wear a Tiara for Her First State Dinner," 23 Oct. 2018
//Even Harry himself got in on the baby talk during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Invictus Games.
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Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Prince Harry Referenced His Baby With Meghan Markle During His Invictus Games Speech," 21 Oct. 2018
//The rest is noise: annoying DJ battles, Dracula passing gas, entire conversations that consist of nonsensical baby talk.
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Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, "Monsters go on vacation in 'Hotel Transylvania 3'," 12 July 2018
First Known Use of baby talk
1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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