babbling

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8

Definition of babbling

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)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
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noun

  1. (uncountable)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
  2. (countable, uncountable)sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
  3. (countable, uncountable)Idle senseless talk; prattle.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A confused murmur, as of a stream.

adj

  1. That babbles.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of babble

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Etymology

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

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