Echolalia is the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences of others. It may be immediate or delayed. Echolalia very often has a negative connotation and is associated with autism spectrum disorder. However, it also occurs in typical development, but of shorter duration and less frequently. Echolalia in typical development is usually referred to as verbal imitation. Most of the research has focused on echolalia in children with autism spectrum disorders, and a small body of literature reports echolalia in typical development. Previous studies on echolalia in typical development have found varying results on the occurrence of echolalia. However, the period between the first and second year of life is most commonly highlighted as the phase of echolalia. The aim of this study is to investigate the developmental characteristics of echolalia and to evaluate the age of onset and peak of echolalia in typical development of children in relation to age and language status. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed for parents about the characteristics of echolalia in children at an early age. In addition to the questionnaire, parents also completed a short version of the Communication Development Scale (KORALJE), which is a measure of expressive vocabulary size. The sample consisted of 50 parents of children aged 15 to 30 months. Most parents noticed echolalia in children aged 15to 30 months. The average age they reported as the onset of echolalia was 18.5 months, while the age range was from 12 to 28 months. The results suggest that there may be two phases of echolalia - the first at around 16 months of age and the second at 24 months of age, while the peak of echolalia is between 18 and 26 months of age. It has also been found that an increase in the number of words leads to an increase in the frequency of echolalia. Most parents believe that echolalia is a normal phenomenon in a child's development and that its function is to facilitate language acquisition. This study more clearly demonstrates the developmental features of echolalia, and the results may clinically contribute to speech therapy to determine more accurate diagnostic criteria for stereotyped speech production in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.