Echolalia (noun)
ek-oh-lay-lee-a
the imitation of sounds by babies as they learn to talk. / The habit of repeating phrases as a self soothing mechanism.
First recorded in 1880–85. Combines echo + -lalia, from the Greek lălĭā́, meaning “talking, speech.”
Example sentences
“The baby’s echolalia delighted her parents as she mimicked their laughter.”
