"lallate" meaning in All languages combined

See lallate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: lallates [present, singular, third-person], lallating [participle, present], lallated [participle, past], lallated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} lallate (third-person singular simple present lallates, present participle lallating, simple past and past participle lallated)
  1. To speak pronouncing the letter "r" so that it sounds like "l".
    Sense id: en-lallate-en-verb-gdxHgV6X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. To speak like a baby.
    Sense id: en-lallate-en-verb-dsk68UFz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lall, lallation

Inflected forms

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