babble word
nounDefinitions
A phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which…
A phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which therefore tends to be produced by them early on; a word from baby talk.
- Holonyms: babble, child language, childspeak; baby talk (child-directed speech)
- The first primitive bi-syllabic babble words of the 'mama', 'dada', 'baba' variety are the product of a near approximation of simple words in the language environment, and are reinforced by delighted parental response.
- Jesus called God "Abba," a word that originated as a "babble word" originally used by little children but later adopted as an affectionate and respectful way by which adult children also spoke to their fathers.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for babble word. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA