Lisp Definition
lĭsp
lisped, lisping, lisps
noun
A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and ( th ).
American Heritage
The act or speech defect of lisping.
Webster's New World
The sound of lisping.
Webster's New World
A high-level computer language used esp. in artificial intelligence.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- list processing language
pronoun
A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence.
Wiktionary
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verb
To speak with a lisp.
American Heritage
To substitute the sounds () and () for the sounds of s and z, as from a speech defect or as an affectation (Ex.: pronouncing sing as though it were thing)
Webster's New World
To speak imperfectly or like a child.
Webster's New World
To utter with a lisp or in an imperfect or childlike way.
Webster's New World
To pronounce the sibilant letter "˜s' imperfectly; to give "˜s' and "˜z' the sounds of "˜th' (IPA: /θ / ð/) "” a defect common amongst children.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- drawl
- clip one's words
- stutter
- sputter
- falter
- mispronounce
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Origin of Lisp
From Middle English lispen to lisp from Old English -wlyspian (in āwlyspian to lisp) from wlisp lisping
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Contraction of list processing.
From Wiktionary
lis(t) p(rocessing)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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