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Definition of lisp

lisp

/lɪsp/
lisp
Plural:lisps
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Past Simple:lisped
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Past Participle:lisped
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Present Participle:lisping
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• noun

1

A speech pattern or impediment in which sibilant sounds (such as 's' and 'z') are pronounced like 'th' (as in 'thick' and 'this').

Example

"With consistent speech therapy, the child gradually overcame his childhood lisp."

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• verb

1

To speak or pronounce words with a lisp, substituting 'th' sounds for 's' and 'z' sounds.

Example

"The young actor had to lisp his lines to match the character description in the script."

2

To speak haltingly, imperfectly, or in a childlike manner.

Example

"The toddler began to lisp a few simple rhymes she had learned at nursery school."

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• Rhymes for lisp

• Nearby Words

lisbon
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lisianthus
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lisper
list
listbox

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English lispen, altered from Old English wlispian ('to speak with a lisp'), a West Germanic imitative root mimicking the sound of the speech pattern.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Lisp. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/lisp
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