# das Lockwort

das Lockwort is a German noun meaning “a term arisen in animal-directed speech to attract a beast”. Forms: des Lockwortes, die Lockwörter.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Lockwortes
- Plural: die Lockwörter

## Noun

1. a term arisen in animal-directed speech to attract a beast

## Noun

1. _literary_ adult-directed speech that is sweet, enticing, or persuasive

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