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.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
