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babbling¹

Where it comes from

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

noun babblings

  1. uncountable 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. countable, uncountable sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
  3. countable, uncountable Idle senseless talk; prattle.
  4. countable, uncountable A confused murmur, as of a stream.

babbling²

Where it comes from

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

adjective more babbling · most babbling

  1. That babbles.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of babble

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noun sounds produced by infant during the babbling period

Españolbalbuceo
Françaisbalbutiement

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@misc{babbling_2026,
  title = {babbling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/babbling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}