"babyspeak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: baby + -speak Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|baby|speak}} baby + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} babyspeak (uncountable)
  1. The infantile protolanguage of babies. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-babyspeak-en-noun-F9I8ngk5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -speak Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -speak: 76 24
  2. The simplified, patronizing speech style used by adults toward babies. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-babyspeak-en-noun-H7ZYyEnp

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