motherese

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

motherese

noun

uncountable Baby talk. With its slow and exaggerated intonations, motherese speeds language learning by providing input that is easier for infants to process.

Translations

Every language

noun motherese — see also baby talk

Español	maternés
Français	mamanais
Deutsch	Mutterisch

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"motherese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/motherese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

motherese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/motherese

Chicago

"motherese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/motherese.

BibTeX

@misc{motherese_2026,
  title = {motherese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/motherese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}