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Definition of
caretaker speech noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
caretaker speech
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
(
linguistics
)
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a simple way of speaking that is used when talking to a child or other person who is learning to speak a language
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caretaker speech
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