Baby talk (disambiguation)
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Baby talk
Baby talk
Baby talk, also referred to as caretaker speech, infant-directed speech or child-directed speech and informally as "motherese", "parentese", "mommy talk", or "daddy talk" is a nonstandard form of speech used by adults in talking to toddlers and infants.It is usually delivered with a "cooing"...

is a simplified form of language used by adults when speaking to babies.

Baby talk may also refer to:
  • Babbling
    Babbling
    Babbling is a stage in child development and a state in language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words...

    , a stage where an infant utters sounds of language, but not yet any recognizable words
  • Baby language, the language of babies
  • Infantile speech
    Infantile speech
    Infantile speech, pedolalia, baby talk, infantile perseveration, or infantilism is a speech disorder, persistence of early speech development stage beyond the age when it is normally expected. It is characterized by the omission of some sounds and the substitution of standard speech sounds...

    , a speech disorder
  • Babytalk (magazine)
    Babytalk (magazine)
    Babytalk, America's oldest baby magazine, was launched in 1935 as a supplement to customers of a national cloth diaper delivery service based in New Jersey. The free monthly publication aims to help new mothers trust their maternal instincts with "straight talk" from experts and real moms...

    , an American magazine targeted at new parents
  • Baby Talk (TV series), an American sitcom from 1991
  • "Baby Talk" (1959 song)
    Baby Talk (1959 song)
    "Baby Talk" is a 1959 song by Jan and Dean which was a Top 10 hit for them on Dore Records. Jan Berry worked on the song with friends and Dore Records staffers Lou Adler and Herb Alpert on the song. Later that year it was also covered by Simon and Garfunkel who were known as Tom and Jerry at the...

    , a 1959 song by Jan and Dean
  • "Baby Talk" (Alisha song), a 1986 song by American singer Alisha
  • "Baby Talk" (How I Met Your Mother)
    Baby Talk (How I Met Your Mother)
    "Baby Talk" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 118th episode overall. It aired on October 25, 2010.- Plot :Marshall and Lily visit Stuart and Claudia, who are having trouble naming their newborn baby...

    , a 2010 sixth-season episode How I Met Your Mother
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