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Answer for the clue "Baby talk spoken by adults ", 10 letters:
hypocorism

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A term of endearment; a pet name.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'" [syn: pet name ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A hypocorism (; from Greek , "to use child-talk"), also known as a pet name or calling name , is a shorter or diminutive form of a word or given name , for example, when used in more intimate situations as a nickname or term of endearment . However, shortening ...