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Meanings of infant-directed speech in English

Portuguese
fala de bebé
Spanish
baby talk

Usually delivered with a "cooing" pattern of intonation different from that of normal adult speech: high in pitch, with many glissando variations that are more pronounced than those of normal speech.

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      fala de bebé
      Usage of infant-directed speech in English
      1
      Several ways in which father involvement may positively or negatively affect infant responsiveness to male infant-directed speech are discussed.
      Pubmed
      2
      Infants of unmarried mothers on average did not show significant learning in response to the unfamiliar nondepressed father's infant-directed speech.
      Pubmed
      Translations for infant-directed speech
      Portuguese
      fala de bebé
      Spanish
      baby talk