Home › Words › C › childspeakchildspeakchildspeak means the infantile or juvenile speech style used by children.EtymologyFrom child + -speak.nounThe infantile or juvenile speech style used by children.e.g.“Meronyms: babble, babble words”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.babyspeak 69% match — The infantile protolanguage of babies. vs childspeak →kidspeak 66% match — The slang used by children. vs childspeak →adultspeak 63% match — The style of language used by adults. vs childspeak →parentese 62% match — Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children. vs childspeak →teenspeak 61% match — Communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature. vs childspeak →childmind 60% match — To look after children while their parents are absent. vs childspeak →elderspeak 60% match — A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people. vs childspeak →babyishly 60% match — In a babyish manner. vs childspeak →