Lockwort

== German == === Etymology === From locken +‎ Wort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɔkˌvɔrt/ Hyphenation: Lock‧wort === Noun === Lockwort n (strong, genitive Lockwortes or Lockworts, plural Lockwörter) (lexicography) a term arisen in animal-directed speech to attract a beast ==== Declension ==== === Noun === Lockwort n (strong, genitive Lockwortes or Lockworts, plural Lockworte) (literary) adult-directed speech that is sweet, enticing, or persuasive ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Lockwort”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)