babbling stage

babbling stage

The stage of language development that follows cooing, which begins ± 6 months after birth and consists of vowel-consonant-labial and nasogutteral combinations.
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babbling stage

Neurology The stage of language development that follows cooing, which begins ± 6 months after birth, and consists of vowel-consonant-labial and nasogutteral combinations. Cf Cooing stage, Lalling stage.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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