egocentric speech

noun Psycholinguistics.

speech typically observed in young children that is not addressed to other people.

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Nearby words

ego-surf, ego-syntonic, ego-trip, egobronchophony, egocentric, egocentric speech, egocentrism, egoism, egoist, egoistic, egoli

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