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motherese
noun
()
an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
Synonyms:
baby talk,
babytalk
,
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vocalization
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prosody
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vocalisation
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echolalia
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phonology
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echolocation
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glottal
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formant
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sibilant
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singsong
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babble
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birdcall
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sibilance
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verbalization
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auditory
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robotlike
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apraxia
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gibberish
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boop
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chorography
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phonemes
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birdsongs
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chitter
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inflections
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ribbit
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psychoacoustics
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onomatopoeia
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homophones
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syrinx
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zebra finch
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babyhood
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shrilling
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cuing
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intonations
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gesticulations
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glissandos
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diminuendo
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sensate
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scansion
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mewl
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mouselike
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sonification
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interpretative dance
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stridor
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operant conditioning
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staccatos
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amusia
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chirruping
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cadences
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tintinnabulation
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harmonic progression
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seraphic
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whinny
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hindbrain
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sounds
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synthesizer
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chemoreceptors
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indri
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hiss
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shriek
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attitudinizing
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dysphasia
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gurgle
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syllables
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neighs
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spatiality
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