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Definition of Babbling
1. Noun. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.
Generic synonyms: Gibber, Gibberish
Derivative terms: Babble, Babble, Babble, Babble
Definition of Babbling
1. Noun. 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 ¹
2. Noun. sounds produced by infant during the babbling period ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of babble) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Babbling
1. idle talk [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Babbling
Literary usage of Babbling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles and Methods of Teaching Reading by Joseph Schimmel Taylor (1913)
"1 (2) The babbling Stage. — After the instinctive utterances already mentioned
... The babbling does not take the place of the earlier mode of expression, ..."
2. Mercersburg Review (1852)
"The scheme of faith it presents Is, for any that his vain babbling about the
Christianity of this early time, is entitled to some little respect. ..."
3. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"His resurrection, the great Athenian philosophers looked upon all he said to be
mere babbling."—Beveridge. CHATTER and CHAT are the French enquêter. ..."
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