Verb
direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio
belittle through talk
speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child
Source: WordNetLook, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing. Brad Bird
It's so dark," she said lamely. "You want me to hold your hand?" Clary put both her hands behind her back like a small child. "Don't talk down to me." "Well, I could hardly talk up to you. You're too short. Cassandra Clare
Adults are interested if you don't play down to the little 2 or 3 year olds or talk down. I don't believe in talking down to children. I don't believe in talking down to any certain segment. I like to kind of just talk in a general way to the audience. Children are always reaching. Walt Disney
the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill Source: Internet
He talks down to her Source: Internet
I liked her sassy comeback to a lot of the wives of the players who talk down to her because she is only a girlfriend. Source: Internet