·noun Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle;
— used in contempt or ridicule.
Insignificant talk: generally applied to women and children. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·vt To utter as prattle; to <<Babble>>; as, to prattle treason. II. Prattle ·noun Trifling or child...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Tea. See chatter broth, scandal broth, &c. ...