"child language" meaning in All languages combined

See child language on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} child language (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) The language spoken by a child who is still in the process of developing verbal skills. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: childspeak [colloquial] Related terms: baby talk Translations (Translations): llenguatge infantil [masculine] (Catalan), idioma infantil [masculine] (Catalan), kindertaal [feminine] (Dutch), lastenkieli (Finnish), langage enfantin [masculine] (French), Kindersprache [feminine] (German), gyermeknyelv (Hungarian), gyereknyelv (Hungarian), linguage infantil (Interlingua), barnespråk [neuter] (Norwegian), linguagem infantil [feminine] (Portuguese), barnspråk [neuter] (Swedish)
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