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Definition of caretaker speech noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

caretaker speech

noun
 
/ˈkeəteɪkə spiːtʃ/
 
/ˈkerteɪkər spiːtʃ/
[uncountable] (linguistics)
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  1. 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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