Babies Say First Word at Babies

Babies Say First Word. The 15 most common first words dad (or dada, daddy, papa, etc.) mom (or mama, mommy, mum, etc.) hi (or hiya, hey, heya, hello) buba (or bub or baba) dog (or doggy, puppy) ball no cat (or kitty). “the ‘m,’ ‘p,’ and ‘b’ sounds, quickly followed by ‘d,’ ‘g,’ and ‘h,’ are typically the first sounds babies babble.

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Your baby's coos, gurgles, and screeches may start to be replaced by syllables like ba, da, ga, and ma. Like most parents, you expected your baby to say “ma ma” as the first word. Cross cultural research on baby’s first words shows that the clear winner is dada.

Watch TODAY Highlight Watch this happy baby say her first word

Was that a squeal misinterpreted? The 15 most common first words dad (or dada, daddy, papa, etc.) mom (or mama, mommy, mum, etc.) hi (or hiya, hey, heya, hello) buba (or bub or baba) dog (or doggy, puppy) ball no cat (or kitty). Was that a squeal misinterpreted? A baby's first words are often mama and dada, much to the delight of parents.