cooing stage

The earliest stage of linguistic development which begins several weeks after birth and consists of phonemes of variable duration

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cooing stage

Neurology The earliest stage of linguistic development which begins several wks after birth and consists of phonemes of variable duration. Cf Babbling stage, Lalling stage.

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