LISP


Meaning of LISP in English

■ noun a speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this .

■ verb speak with a ~.

Derivatives

~er noun

~ing noun & adjective

~ingly adverb

Origin

OE w~ian , from w~ (adjective) '~ing', of imitative origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.