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Motherese

nounid 92115·updated May 18, 2026
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an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child

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Variants

synonym
baby talk
plural
Mothereses
possessive
Motherese's
pluralpossessive
Mothereses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child

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