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parentese
noun[ U ]
language specializeduk /ˌpeə.rənˈtiːz/ us /ˌper.ənˈtiːz/
the simple form of language parents often use when talking to their babies:
Parentese may make language learning easier for babies.
One of the main characteristics of parentese is that it is spoken in a high pitch.
Compare
infant-directed speech
The latest research suggests that parentese not only sounds better to the baby, but teaches infants something.
Miller (1982) described the characteristics of parentese in white, working-class families.
If an infant's time is spent in front of the TV instead of with people speaking in parentese, they are not getting the same linguistic experience.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ways of talking
atonally
beg the questionidiom
blah
blither
come out
coo
pipe up
prate
spluttery
stammer
stiltedly
sweet nothings
talk nonsenseidiom
talk through your hatidiom
tattle
telegrammatic
turn of phrase
undertone
wax
witter
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