protoconversation

noun

An interaction between an adult (typically a mother) and baby, that includes words, sounds and gestures, that attempts to convey meaning before the onset of language in the child

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Meanings

nounprotoconversation (plural protoconversations)

plural protoconversations

  1. An interaction between an adult (typically a mother) and baby, that includes words, sounds and gestures, that attempts to convey meaning before the onset of language in the child

Origin

From proto- + conversation.

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APA

protoconversation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoconversation

MLA

“protoconversation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoconversation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protoconversation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protoconversation.

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