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human
ELI5: Why do people start talking "baby talk" to babies and cute animals?

I just never saw the point of that. Especially animals. Why on earth would the fact that you're talking to a dog (just as an example) make you sound like Mickey Mouse on helium?
gpt
'Baby talk' [obviously] imitates the talk of babies. This in turn makes the baby feel more comfortable in 'talking' with the person. Social interaction can play a huge part in language acquisition, so baby talk can be seen as a way to improve a babies linguistic ability.

Also because people love hearing babies babble.