Definition of baby talk:
1 the speech patterns and sounds of young children learning to talk, characterized by MISPRONUNCIATION, IMPERFECT SYNTAX, REPETITION and PHONETIC MODIFICATION such as lisping or stuttering. See also lallation. (EG: mamam (makan), cowi (sorry), cehat (sihat), bibi (baby, babi), appa (lapar), cenyum (senyum))
2 an adult's IMITATION of the speech of a young child WHEN TALKING TO A BABY, AN ELDERLY, OR MENTALLY CHALLENGED. (because apparently they can only cope with short phrases and repetition helps to better understanding)
3 the speech patterns characteristic of REGRESSIVE STAGES OF various MENTAL DISORDERS, ESPECIALLY SCHIZOPHRENIA.
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