babbling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of making inarticulate sounds, often used to describe the early stage of language development in infants.

  - "Babies often babble before they start speaking clearly."
  - "During playtime, my little one was babbling away, making cute sounds."

• Verb

  To speak incoherently or meaninglessly, often used metaphorically.

  - "The politician was accused of babbling nonsense during the debate."
  - "My grandma babbles when she gets confused."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with babbling
babel , gabble , mumble , grumble

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Variants

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babbling , babblings , babble , babbled , babblement , babblements , babbler , babblers , babbles

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Etymology

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Originally comes from the Old English word 'babelian', meaning 'to confuse' or 'to jabber'.

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Trivia

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1. Babbling is a universal phenomenon in human infants, occurring in all cultures.

2. Studies have shown that the pitch and rhythm of babbling can predict later language development.

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Related Concepts

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1. Language development: The process of learning and using language, including babbling as an early stage.

2. Speech disorders: Babbling can be delayed or disrupted in individuals with speech disorders such as apraxia or dysarthria.

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Culture

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Babbling is an essential part of language development in infants and is often used metaphorically to describe meaningless or incoherent speech.

How to Memorize "babbling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine making inarticulate sounds like a baby, or imagine someone speaking incoherently.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'babbling' with infants learning to speak, or with meaningless or incoherent speech.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'BABBLE' to remember the meaning: Babies Babble Before Learning Language Everywhere.

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