Dictionary

parentese en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English parent Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English parentese From parent + -ese.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children.

Relateds

parentism

Translations (4)

de Elterisch (parentese) · cs žvatlání (parentese) · pl mowa rodzicielska (parentese) · de Ammensprache (parentese)