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babbling

Today it means: 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 Full definition →

Middle English bablyng

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babbling · noun¹

Middle English · inherited frombablyng
English todaybabbling

From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, equivalent to babble + -ing.

babbling · adjective, verb²

Middle English · inherited frombablyng
English todaybabbling

From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, babelinde, equivalent to babble + -ing.

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