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babbling

noun

  1. Baby talk
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, babelinde, equivalent to babble + -ing.

  1. That babbles.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, equivalent to babble + -ing.

  1. a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
  2. sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
  3. Idle senseless talk; prattle.
  4. A confused murmur, as of a stream.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English bablyng, babelynge, babelinde, equivalent to babble + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of babble