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Babbling

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babblenoun(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
voluble(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.
jabberingnounSpeech that jabbers; gibberish.
blatheringnounIncoherent or foolish talk.
blitheringnounTalking incoherently; jabbering.
gabblingnounRapid, confused speech.

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voluble(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.
jabberingnounSpeech that jabbers; gibberish.
blatheringnounIncoherent or foolish talk.
blitheringnounTalking incoherently; jabbering.
gabblingnounRapid, confused speech.
chattingnounTalk; chatter.
cooingnounA stage in the development of child language after crying and before babbling; the baby is able to control their sounds but tongue muscles are not well developed.
baby talknoun(linguistics) The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.
bibblebabbleverbTo babble.
yabbleverbTo talk excessively; to babble.
babble-wordnounAlternative form of babble word. [A phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which therefore tends to be produced by them early on (for example, mama): A word from baby talk.]
blabberingverbFoolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.
lallationnounBaby-talk or gibberish.
babbledomnounAlternative form of Babeldom. [A confused mix of voices, languages, or words and ideas.]
babble wordnounA phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which therefore tends to be produced by them early on (for example, mama): A word from baby talk.
babblerynoun(obsolete) Babble
mumblingverbAn act in which someone mumbles something
prattlenounSilly, childish talk; babble.
babyspeaknounThe simplified, patronizing speech style used by adults toward babies.
gibberishnounSpeech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.

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