Associations to the word «Babbling»

Wiktionary

BABBLING, noun. (uncountable) a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
BABBLING, noun. (countable) sounds produced by infant during the babbling period
BABBLING, verb. Present participle of babble

Dictionary definition

BABBLING, noun. Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky