Meanings
verbbabytalk (third-person singular simple present babytalks, present participle babytalking, simple past and past participle babytalked)
present singular third person babytalks · participle present babytalking · participle past babytalked · past babytalked · alternative baby-talk
- To speak in baby talk (form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children).
nounbabytalk (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of baby talk.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
Broader
non-standard speech
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
babytalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babytalk
MLA
“babytalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babytalk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babytalk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babytalk.
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