# motherese

**Pronunciation:** MOTHERESE

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Motherese means baby talk.

## Examples

- The article uses motherese to mean baby talk.
- The teacher asked students to find motherese in the reading.
- Check the words around motherese to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the motherese — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a motherese.
- motherese in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked motherese in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- motherese example — The teacher gave a motherese example.
- motherese meaning — We checked the motherese meaning before moving on.

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