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Meanings of infant-directed talk in English
A non-standard form of language used by adults when talking to toddlers and infants which is characterized by high pitch, reduced syntactic complexity and simplified vocabulary.
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Examples for "baby talk"
Examples for "baby talk"
1
I caught snatches of her voice, the gentle singsong of baby talk.
2
In the baby talk of conventional psychology, I'm taking away George's father figures.
3
If you talk baby talk to them, they will talk baby talk back.
4
Poppa gives general domestic directions, and then talks baby talk to little Shirley.
5
I put baby talk in his mouth, trying to conceive of the sound.