Examples of “echolalia” in a Sentence

noun The involuntary repeating of words or phrases just spoken by someone else, which may happen immediately or after a delay.

• The therapist noted the child's echolalia, repeating exactly what had just been said to him.
• His echolalia meant he would repeat a question back instead of answering it.

noun A baby's natural repetition of sounds it hears another person make, occurring during early development.

• The baby's echolalia showed she was starting to babble back sounds from her parents.
• Echolalia in infants is considered a normal stage on the way to learning speech.