German

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Etymology

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Amme (wet nurse) +‎ -n- +‎ Sprache (speech, language).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈamənˌʃpʁaːxə/
  • Hyphenation: Am‧men‧spra‧che
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Noun

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Ammensprache f (genitive Ammensprache, plural Ammensprachen)

  1. (linguistics) baby talk, parentese

Declension

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Further reading

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