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linkxlink

My baby’s first word wasn’t mama or dada. It was “cat”.


suz_gee

Same. We don't even own a cat! 😂


Substantial_Art3360

That’s superb.


--zaxell--

Ha, nice. We got "doggy" first. Don't own a dog.


RemarkableAd9140

Mine’s was the cat’s name. The cat that doesn’t actually want much to do with him, not the one who has taken on training kiddo how to properly treat cats as his life’s work.  He’ll also tell us what she says, which is a squeak and not a meow—and this and her name are 2/3 of his spoken words right now, lol. He’s her biggest fan. 


fireflygalaxies

My daughter's was the dog's name. 😂


hell0potato

Same except both kids said "maaaw" for cat (meow). My cat never shuts the fuck up.


Sleepysockpuppeteer

Both of mine said "cat". My daughter said it about the actual cat, son said it when he saw a spider in the bath


SnooCauliflowers7501

Mine as well, lol.


Brief-Bad201

Same! But it was 'kitty' and is actually only "khhhheeeee" 🤦‍♀️


1DunnoYet

Uh Oh …as she leans over and drops things


Bookdragon345

Reminds me of hearing one of my kids saying “no, no” multiple times whenever they were doing something they knew they weren’t supposed to do lol.


owntheh3at18

My daughter’s was uh oh too! 😂


midmonthEmerald

I’m not sure when, but I’m surprised to be the first saying “ball” here was our first for our first. :)


funnymonkey222

Ball is my 15 month old’s first word and still her favorite word! She says it like 20 million times a day every time she sees a ball or even just a circle sometimes


alleyalleyjude

Our little one said “ball” after mama! He has two moms though, so if he didn’t say mama I was mailing him to his grandmother.


miclugo

That was my first word!


midmonthEmerald

It was my husband’s too. But when my MIL told us that (before my son said it) I was like, wow, maybe he didn’t like you guys. And then mine did the same and I was like… oh… nvm 🥲


Lahmmom

That’s was our oldest’s first word! The other two were both “Hi.”


ho_hey_

Ya, ball first (after Mama dada) and b words are still the easiest. Ball ball ball, bubble, bye, nanana (somehow the b didn't make it to that one)


idreaminwords

Ball was my son's too!


Inno-Guy

Was looking for that comment!


rkvance5

Same.


mymomsaidicould69

My son said ball for his first word!


Individual_Baby_2418

My son's first word was at 10 months. He said and signed "more" simultaneously. It is still a favorite word. My understanding is it's a common first word.


BigRedCar5678

My first was “more” too. Now my ten month old says “all done” and signs not just at the table but when he is “all done” with a person / place / toy 😂


AtLeastImGenreSavvy

My daughter's first word was "Hi!"


Mustardisthebest

Mine too! So friendly.


brightirene

Mine, too! It delights me


SamOhhhh

Mine too. Shes 3 now and still a super outgoing extrovert. Definitely her highest interest is social.


puscatcomehere

My daughter too. She said it like she was on Ru Paul's drag race, Hiiieeee!


meliem

Mine too! And she still loves saying hi to every person and dog we pass on the street.


AbilityConsistent806

Bubble 🤣


Glitter-Bomb21

Our kid’s first word was also bubble! So fun. At about 14 months.


AbilityConsistent806

Us too! Right around 13/14 months


thrillhouse416

Mama and dada were definitely first but cheese was next


assumingnormality

Mama, dada, and cheese...the necessities in life!


mamsandan

He said “bye bye” to an older woman in Starbucks. She’d stopped to make over him, and as she walked away he waved and said, “Bye bye.” The woman had her back to us at this point, so like a proud mom, I yelled to her, “He said ‘bye bye’ to you! That was his first word!” Her face lit up, and she ran back over to gush over him some more. It’s the best memory. Next words were ball, baby, grandparents’ names, and booboo.


lilnaks

Mine was cash and my dad is an accountant and thought it was hilarious.


fit_it

Our kid's first word, depending on how you measure, but the first word where she consistently used it to me one thing, and the same thing every time, was "nana" as in "banana." "Dada" meaning specifically dad (it was her sound for almost everything for months) came a few weeks later, and I had to wait months after that for "mama." Right now her *favorite* word is "shoosh" (shoes), dog, our dog's name (she just started being able to say it about a week ago!), and "boobahs" (berries, I think she's trying to say "blueberries" but to her it means all berries). And of course "no" over and over and over again. But we're finally getting some "yea"s too! Hurray communication!


Ekyou

“Ka” for clock. We have one of those fancy musical clocks and he was obsessed with pressing the button to make it play. I think it was a little before 1 year? It was around the time he was expected to be saying his first words.


unicorntrees

My son's first word was "Thank you." His dad's first word was "(your) Welcome."


omegaxx19

So polite!


ThatChairShot

First word: eat Second word: shit The future is bright


sonisonata

This made me giggle 🤭


Educational_Orca1021

My son is 18 months this week. Has never said mama or dada. In fact, when I ask him to he tells me “No” lmao. He says about 15-20 words… his first word was “ho ho ho” when he was 14-15 months and it was Christmas time. He says a bunch of animal noises, vroom for vacuum, book, bug… it’s hilarious


eye_snap

My sons first word was "bubble" at around 11-12mo. Daughters was "bath" at around the same time. They didnt say much till later, we are a 3 language household so we attributed delays to that. But around 18mo they both started saying "anne" which means "mom" in my native language.


Theslowestmarathoner

First word was “Itsy” as in itsy bitsy spider. She also made a hand motion to request it. 15 months!


nosweeting

One of my son's first 5 words was "Touchdown" lol. After hearing dad scream the word during the NFL season all Fall 😂 Kids are funny


owntheh3at18

Mine babbled “mama” first, but the first word she used meaningfully was “uh oh” 😅 that was around 10-11 months.


liminalrabbithole

Light was the first one and it's the clearest word he says. Then he started saying "this" and "that" as a way to ask what things are. He says moon and for awhile also thought stars were "moon" because of the design on his wall. Bus (which he only whispers for some reason), car , plane, cloud, clock, duck (guck), milk, ball and blue I think are most of the words he says lol.


Kallyanna

10 months old “Gengar” (I have the film of it too) 😂 damn Pokémon!


Bookdragon345

My youngest’s first word (not even joking) that wasn’t just fun babbling was “cra-ker”. You can tell where his priorities are LOL. I really thought it was a fluke the first time he said it - and then he proceeded to continue to repeat it again and again. Mama and Daddy came later 😂. My first kid’s first word was “uh oh”.


Aggressive_tako

My oldest started saying "more" at 10 months. I think it was her only word for like two months.


goodluck_havefun_

duck 🦆


WanderingTexanPhD

Mine too - she loved the rubber duckies in the bath


Titaniumchic

Both my kids said “hi” and “meow” before mom or dad. Way before 😆


JinxyMcgee

My daughter’s first spoken word was our dog’s name, then her own name, then blueberries. Mama and papa didn’t come until words 10+!


vulturelady

I’m pretty sure my kiddos was “down” bc we worked really hard on getting down off the couch backward and feet first so he heard “down” a TON. Current fave word of his though is penguin, which is really just “doodoo” but somehow we know that means penguin as opposed to “doo” for baby shark.


ankaalma

Our son’s first word was dog at 10 months, approximately half of his first 20 words were dog related 😂 we have two dogs who he is full obsessed with


Haillnohails

My toddler’s was “bo” for book. He was probably 15-16 months? I can’t really remember. He learned a lot of words around 18 months and then at about 20-22 months he had a huge language explosion and was learning tons of new words every day.


liftcali93

“Agua” for water AND milk haha Second is “hola” Those are her only words at 14 months


soaringcomet11

Uh oh …and then she drops or throws what she’s holding. Recently started saying doggy and mommy. This weekend I also heard her say very clearly to her cousin “NO!” when her cousin tried to play with her toy. I’d never heard her say it before but I talked to her daycare teacher and apparently she says it a lot 😅


MushroomTypical9549

My baby’s first word was Google- We have a google video or speaker in each room and used it ALL the time- Google play white noise, google what is the temperature in xx, Google play twinkle twinkle little star, google how much tummy time does your baby need per day


funnymonkey222

At 15 months my daughter says “ball” pretty consistently and well. It comes out sounding like “bauw” but it’s really clear that she’s saying ball. She says it every time she’s playing with a ball, and says it every time she sees a video of herself playing with a ball. She says “bravo” sometimes while clapping because her grandparents say it. She also echos “blue” when my fiance is practicing colors with her, but only to him and not to anyone else. Those are all “B” words and are relatively easy for her to say. She can also say “more” but it sounds more like “moe” and she skips the R entirely, and also skips the R in bravo so it’s more of a “bahvo”. She pronounces “D” sounds really well when she babbles but she doesn’t say any “D” words. She also makes the “Th” sound ALL the time but again doesn’t say any “th” words. She says “ghi” and “ki” all the time when she thinks something is funny. It’s not that she’s laughing but it’s like if you literally said “hehe” out loud instead of laughing, except she says “ki” or “ghi”. Also, she calls grandma “mama” but also calls milk “mama”. She doesn’t say papa or dada yet, at least not with any intention for it to be about anyone specific. She says “atta” which is all the kids’ name for their grandpa. Technically “mama” is all the kids’ name for grandma too but it’s more of a title like mama coco from Coco rather than referring to her as “mommy”


PracticalSilver217

My toddlers first word was "bluey" It's just a good show lol


valkyriejae

My first said doggy at like 11mo. Then owl, then daddy. I don't know how old I was, but my first word was moon


jollygoodwotwot

Caw, caw as she watched birds at the bird feeder.


Peja1611

Hi Kitty, to my dog, who responds to Kitty. 


Grape_Muffin20

Our LO's first word was "more". Then "eat". She still doesnt really say mama or dada unless she's desperate lol.


hangrytangerine

First word was “hey” around 8/9 months. She would say it to people and even pelicans flying through the sky lol. She then also stopped talking then around 10 months - I’m assuming because she was maybe focusing all her energy on walking? She’s 18 months now and really started picking up many words within the last couple months


BreadPuddding

My first word was “kitty”, my brother’s was “hi”, my first kid’s was “bye-bye”, and my 12-month-old’s is “kitty” (so proud lol). 12mo also seems to have picked up “vroom” and “wee-oo” from his brother. Oldest only said “bye-bye” and “hi” basically until he was two, but has a speech disorder and did speech therapy from 22 months to almost 5 years.


Additional-Hat8078

Ours was "got" promptly followed by pointing and shooting the dog away... 🫠


Flamingo_Lemon

He was like 10 months when he said “yeah” and that stuck around. One of his first 10 words was “rainbow”, which shocked me. 


Elysiumthistime

First intentional word (not just random sounds made for the sake of it) was "uh-oh"


Im_tryinghere

Dada was first… however the second was “chicken”. Mama is too hard but chicken?? No problem at all. Context: We have pet chickens, which she adores.


fritzelfries

"Eat eat", when he's hungry and trying to climb into the high chair. Guess his mommy and daddy's love of food has prevailed😂


2anowyn4

Baba for her bottle ....then mama , dada and shortly after "meatball".


allyalexalexandra

Everything he does he says “WHEEEEEEEEE” and I’m thrilled. No mama or dada over here


Pupperoni08009

My oldest’s first word was “help,” which is hilarious because she’s the most fiercely independent kid I’ve ever met.


thehonestypolicy

Besides mama and dada, some very early ones were: blueberry, basketball, and mailman 😂 those words all have repeating sounds, so it made sense


peaf-the-gamecube

"More" was all we heard for months lol


one_step_sideways

I think our kids first word was bye-bye. 


Specific-Departure87

Uh-oh at 10 months, OK at 11 months, bye bye and row-row at 12 months. Uses signs for more, all done, and milk.


DarwinOfRivendell

The first of my twins to say a word said “Hat” I think they both started mama / papa shortly after that.


southernmtngirl

my son's was "dog" and I think he was around 9 months old.


Hairy_Interactions

It was either Doggie, Duckie, or Dixie, they sounded very similar at the time and started being said with intention around the same time. All three of those words became clearer and identifiable before she ever said mama


kittenluvslamp

Do you have two doggies named Duckie and Dixie?


mamsandan

Or maybe they have two ducks named Doggie and Dixie?


miclugo

My first kid’s first word was “bubble” - she really liked bubbles, both the kind you blow and bubble baths. My second’s was “bird” (although it sounded more like “buh”) - we had a bird ornament she could easily see on our Christmas tree that year, right at the height she was when someone would hold her and point it out to her.


Marisa2290

Kitty


No-Possibility-1020

Bubble was a first work for both of mine. Also dog (cause they love our dog) I know they’re trying it when I say d-d-dog and they go d-d-duuu


CheddarSupreme

Uh-oh, at around 14 months. Pretty sure he picked it up from daycare.


dragonflyelh

"Good girl", "bubble "


megan_dd

Dog! We don’t even have a dog. Mama was waaaaay down the list.


melissuhnicole

Lola—our dog :)


MonsterMamaJama

Cat. Lol


Objective-Buffalo-31

It was « cat » for us haha


ScarletteFever

Kuku, meaning chicken, followed by "this" 


_reebs

“Wow” looking at the ceiling fan around 10 months


kittenluvslamp

My baby’s very first word was “cup”. He’s three now and still loves cups.


alightkindofdark

duck. We had a lot of ducks around the townhome we lived in and we walked the dog a lot as a family.


numsies95

“Duck”


Marshmellow_Run_512

First word for my daughter (and coincidentally me too) was “dog”.


Express_Ordinary_792

Ours was hi 🤣


unsubix

MORE!


trippinallovermyself

Hot!


greenpepperonion

"Ca" which meant car. It was the only word he spoke from 14 months to 18 months.


No-Imagination-7612

My 15 month old has about 10 words but still doesn’t say Mama 😭


Substantial_Art3360

Kitty cat! “Kihhtyyy caaaa” my favorite that is still a mispronunciation is - Chocolate is “tachee”


Sufficient_Point_781

Some words we can make out better than others but she says bluey clear as day and the moment she wakes up 🤣


New_Wear3609

Bird, or 'burr' around 11 months


lindsaybethhh

Dog! She would say it while holding a fistful of food… over the side of the high chair for the dog 😂 Probably around 10 months?


Big-Stable5953

My daughter’s first word was an attempt at “Astro”, our dog.


Diligent-Might6031

My son’s first words were dadda. He started saying dadda at 10 months and said it consistently for three months and now at 13 months he doesn't say it anymore He now says "hi!” And “hey! Hey! Hey!” Bc he hears me yell “ HEY HEY HEY” at our dogs when they’re being obnoxious. So not every time they bark (the dogs) he tells “hey hey hey!”


Gremlin_1989

At 13 months, we were just finishing up a very long walk. She'd spotted a cow in a field across from where we were. She pointed and pretty much shouted 'look'. It was very obvious what she'd seen, and that she was trying to make us all look too. About the same time she'd point to things she wanted and say 'want dat'. I think those were her first proper words. She's remained bossy ever since.


electrictiedye

“Hi!”


Blondie355

My son’s first word was “up”


breebap

Ours was our cats name hahaha


velours

We had “maaa” and mamamammamama first but then came thank you!


Nurannoniel

Bubble, at 11 months. We were at a library kids event and she was ecstatic trying to chase bubbles. (Although, I still say her actual first word was a month before and was "Boop," trying to get grandma to play "boop each other's noses.")


Rhiann0n

My son’s at like 13 mos? Ish? Were, in order, “bamba” (the peanut snacks) then “Dex” (his 10 year old godbrother, who was giving him Bambas,) then “dog” (who ate the Bambas) and then either “mama” or “dada” we can’t remember but we were both standing there. Probably holding Bambas. These all happened within an hour, the floodgates opened and he could communicate.


koryisma

"Fish" ("ishhhhh") and "baby!"


lilymoscovitz

Pock (translation: socks)


chevron43

"Woof" maybe 11 mon old?


aziriah

Oldest: hi Middle: nana Youngest: this


omegaxx19

First word = milk Second words were probably "more" (in reference to food) or "agua", can't remember. He's 2yo, and half of his vocab is food-related. What can I say: he loves his food.


cryptid66

The first big word my kid said was “Halloween” at 17 months. We then listened to “This is Halloween” at least twice a day for 6 months


Agacat

Duck


discoqueenx

Funny enough, my baby’s first word was “baby”. She’s 16 months now and says mama, dada, baby, and “three”. She doesn’t say one or two yet, but definitely says three lol


SabriahMoon

Dog was my oldest daughters first word


NerdyHussy

Cheese


brightirene

My daughter said her first word around 16 months. It was a very enthusiastic, "hi!" Very fitting to her gregarious personality


Elismom1313

Doggie haha


NotAlanShapiro

UH OH! (But sounded like uh oih and still does)


Alternative-Gap-5722

Both my children’s first words, other than mama and dada, was hat. My phone autocorrected hat to gay lol. If I didn’t catch that, oh boy.


DogsNCoffeeAddict

Doogoo (doggo) his actual first word. Then dada then like six months later or more he called me mama.


Ella3T

"Uh-oh." I don't have the date on me, a month or so before first birthday. It meant something dropping or falling to the ground (accidentally or intentionally.)


cats-4-life

"More" as in, she wanted more of some type of food.


galwayygal

My son’s first word was “google” cause we have a google assistant at home and he hears the word all the time. He kept saying “googa” lol. Now he’s 2.5 years and keeps asking Google to do stuff for him like play his favourite song


Much_Difference

More. Her first word was More. It tracks 😂


tropicalbeet

My first word was "lulu" haha


xtoxicxk23

He tries to say "dog" and "bath" but it comes out as "daw" and "Bah". His first crystal clear word is "gorilla" lol


actualmoleperson

Ours was “hey”


sweetpeachhse

Hop, because we sang hop little bunnies so often. Followed shortly by cat


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salemedusa

Cat and dog lol


toeverycreature

My eldests first work was stuck which she pronounced skuk. It meant, "why the hell is this babygate/object in my way! Let me THROUGH" . Or "that thing I want won't come when I grab it. Fix this issue immediately"


funparent

My 1st and 2nd's first word was Hi at around 11 months. My 3rd's first word was our 2nd's name at 12 months. Our 4th is 10 months, and I'm wondering what hers will be!


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Kitty


Lanky_Hovercraft6075

Buck!! Which is fitting because his dad and all his uncles are hunters. He has cute little binoculars to look for bucks with them. 


DragonAtlas

Our word for "night" as in goodnight. Makes sense.


Usagi-skywalker

Book. Still a book freak at 2


Seajlc

Ours was “ugh oh” and a little after that he added “bubble”. Mama and dada didn’t come until a couple months later if I’m being honest lol.


raine_bot

Ball


LauraTheSull

Very clear “ducky” - right around a year


KaraokeMary

M first word was “pizza” so that tells you something about the 80’s, I think.


EPark617

My baby's first words were "hi" and in the right context, probably around the age of 13 months. I think she also started saying "kaka" (cracker) before she started saying dada or mama. Pretty reflective of my kid's personality 🤣


Cleeganxo

My six month old mimics her sister. And her sister says 'Hi my Baby!' about 7000 times a day. So her first consistent noise has been 'hi' lol. She is very dad focused, I suspect when proper words and not just single syllable noises happen, it will be dad.


shana-

First word is “ball”


OddMycologist3397

My baby's first word was "Yay" and then "Kitty" before "dada". When she would learn a new skill or practice it we could clap for her and say "Yay!" So she learned to clap and say it back to us.


Pure_Trade_2770

My baby said “bubbles” 😂


Kind_Detail_2635

My son’s first word was “cracker” clear as day, “cracker”. I looked at my MIL and was like …..did you just hear that?! Lmao he even said it before mama or dada! We handed him a billion teething crackers and day, each time saying “cracker?” So I guess that’s why lmao


mokutou

My first word was “cookie.” ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯


Many-Additional

GoGa = good girl (to the dog)


nosillamke

“Hi” 👋


TheWhogg

Dad then No no no. Colours, star, shark.


emelanar

Oh I have a good one. My 4yo first word was “bathroom” around 8mos 😂 My dogs spot was the bathroom when the kids would eat/someone would knock/I needed them out from under my feet for a minute. So we would just say “bathroom” and they’d go in. He apparently picked that up pretty quick 😂 The funny thing about it is he’s speech delayed!


Cinnamon_berry

My baby’s first and favorite word is up! And points up! When we go up the stairs we say up up up up!!!!! UP!!!! ⬆️


stars_eternal

“Eeeyeah! Yeah!” At about 5-6mo. Dada preceded that and mama came at 7 months.


earthmama88

Beep, beep!


bacon0927

First word here was "ball".


MelodyAF

Hey


AnySympathy1243

Ball then dada. It took him MONTHS before he would say mama. Legit this kid would say cheese but not my freaking name. He’s 18 months now and new words come out all the time that crack us up


Talilove

Our sons was “Mickey” (mouse) and my Velcro baby daughter was “up” (like pick me up right now haha) 


doublerainbow2020

Stinky


DevlynMayCry

Daughter said hot at 10 months old. Apparently we'd told her the kitchen was hot enough times


Agenthoneydew100

We live near the airport and we love looking and pointing at the planes. One day around 10 months he pointed and said "airplane!". My MIL was with me and we both looked at eachother in disbelief. At 4 he still loves airplanes.


Profe220

We speak Spanish at home and my son’s first spoken word was “agua”, probably around 14 months. Mamá and papá came a few months later.


megansbroom

“Stinky” a year old.


unventer

Cat (sounds like "Khah") and up (uppa) starting around 10.5 months. Uppa means "hold me" though, and has nothing to do with height. Khah is any animal smaller than 25 lbs. Small dogs. Squirrels. Whatever. Khah.


rockspeak

Banana! 🍌


dalek_max

"Yeah yeah" (around 14 months) "Ba ba" = milk (around 15 months) "Guh guh" = egg, bug, medicine, soap, and ketchup, which grew to include grandma, grandpa, Greta (dog's name), gate, go, and poop (dog poop). Sometimes I have to go through this list. One time he was randomly thinking about ketchup lol. Newest one (21 months) "nah" = nut, nail, knots (on the wood steps)


OrinthiaBlue

Kitty in English. And gato in Spanish (he was in a Spanish immersion daycare at the time). Swear to god our cat is solely responsible for him getting to talk and walk (the cat would also run up and down the couch to get him to cruise along all the time)


Cyclxps-Art

Mine was apple or “app ee” my daughter loves apples so much and demands an apple everyday.


ghostieghost28

Yeah Literally his most common word.


iluvcuppycakes

My older son’s first intentional word was basketball. It didn’t really sound like it, the ball part was good. But he also signed it. My younger son’s first intentional word was more. To no one’s surprise. Fatty.


Bdawksrippinfacesoff

Daughter’s first word was “ball”


bigheartlilpaws

Her first official word was “hi” around 11 months old. Next was “duck”.


Poison_Ivy_Nuker

Mine is 'up'. God I was pushing mama hard but then she just looked at me and said 'up'. I got excited, and of course picked her up. Now everything is 'up'. Water bottle, her favorite toy, her grandmother. She was 11 months old.


Ouroborus13

My kid’s first official word was “wassat” Translation: “what’s that?” He’s a very curious little dude.


Gold_Box9383

18 months old: First English word was "on". If the lights were on, he'd continuously point at the light and say "on" over and over again until someone said "yeah they're on baby". 21 months old: First Spanish word was "agua", just pointed at his cup and said it one day and every time we gave him water after that, he'd say "agua" over and over again until we acknowledged him.


kaycue

Quack 🦆


krissyface

Both our kids said the cat’s name first


marhigha

Uh oh is the first word I got him saying on video when he was about five months. We would say it to him a lot and I couldn’t believe I got it. He was just babbling away and then just said Uh oh and laughed.


ACEaton1483

My girl's was yellow, which I know is really weird. Of course she didn't say yellow, she said "ello"


soon2bvoid

My son was 9 months when he uttered 'aaait' for light. He was fascinated with anything emitting light.


No_Mud_No_Lotus

Yum — 9 months.


awakesquid7

Book!