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Motherese (Noun)

Meaning

An adult's imitation of the speech of a young child.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • She spoke to her cat in motherese, pronouncing every word slowly and clearly.
  • The adult's voice was oddly high-pitched as she lapsed into motherese when talking to her pet.
  • Using motherese, the teacher repeated the same phrase multiple times to help the language learner understand.
  • To comfort her upset toddler, the babysitter switched to soothing motherese.
  • By speaking in exaggerated motherese, the cartoon character added to the comedic effect.

Synonyms

  • Baby Talk
  • Babytalk

Hypernyms

  • Non-standard Speech
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