Usually means: Special speech style for babies.
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  1. parentese: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. parentese: Wiktionary
  3. parentese: Dictionary.com
  4. parentese: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. parentese: Medical dictionary

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  1. parentese: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (parentese)

▸ noun:  Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children.

Similar:
motherese, babyspeak, baby talk, babytalk, babyese, caretaker speech, caregiver register, childspeak, elderspeak, babyism, more...

Opposite:
formal language, standard speech

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Similar:
motherese, babyspeak, baby talk, babytalk, babyese, caretaker speech, caregiver register, childspeak, elderspeak, babyism, more...

Opposite:
formal language, standard speech



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