"babbling" meaning in All languages combined

See babbling on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more babbling [comparative], most babbling [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, babelinde, equivalent to babble + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bablyng}} Middle English bablyng, {{af|en|babble|-ing|id2=participial}} babble + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} babbling (comparative more babbling, superlative most babbling)
  1. That babbles. Derived forms: babblingly
    Sense id: en-babbling-en-adj-IbYM8DOe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: babblings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, equivalent to babble + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bablyng}} Middle English bablyng, {{af|en|babble|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} babble + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} babbling (countable and uncountable, plural babblings)
  1. (uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words Tags: uncountable Translations (a stage in child language acquisition): jokeltelu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-babbling-en-noun-HNdT~I0L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 75 11 3 1 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 71 13 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 10 57 10 6 7 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 7 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 72 12 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 10 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 10 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 12 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 75 10 12 3 Disambiguation of 'a stage in child language acquisition': 96 3 1 1
  2. (countable, uncountable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (sounds produced by infant during the babbling period): jokellus (Finnish), jokeltelu (Finnish), balbutiement [masculine] (French), balbuceo [masculine] (Spanish), joller [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-babbling-en-noun-OOdLZODt Disambiguation of 'sounds produced by infant during the babbling period': 20 77 1 2
  3. (countable, uncountable) Idle senseless talk; prattle. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-babbling-en-noun-hmA6tvUX
  4. (countable, uncountable) A confused murmur, as of a stream. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-babbling-en-noun-fLALCk~S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, babelinde, equivalent to babble + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bablyng}} Middle English bablyng, {{af|en|babble|-ing|id2=participial}} babble + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} babbling
  1. present participle and gerund of babble Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: babble
    Sense id: en-babbling-en-verb-6H~MjfJt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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