caretaker speech

noun

🔊/ˈkeəteɪkə spiːtʃ/

🔊/ˈkerteɪkər spiːtʃ/

[uncountable] (linguistics语言学)

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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保姆式语言（与儿童或语言学习者交谈时所用的简单易懂的语言）