babbling — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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2. sounds produced by infant during the babbling period

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3. Idle senseless talk; prattle.

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4. A confused murmur, as of a stream.

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Adjective

1. That babbles.

Noun

1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

   Synonyms

   babblelallation

   Broader terms

   gibberishgibber