motherese

English

Etymology

From mother +‎ -ese.

Noun

motherese (uncountable)

1. Baby talk.
   • 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 13, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:

     With its slow and exaggerated intonations, motherese speeds language learning by providing input that is easier for infants to process.

Translations

motherese — see also baby talk

• French: mamanais (fr) m
• German: Mutterisch n (colloquial or scientific)

Anagrams

• threesome