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Did your child say "Dadda" or "beer" first? Credit: Getty Images
Also somewhat surprising was the news that one out of six children in the survey had some difficulty learning to speak, specifically one out of five boys, and one out of seven girls, the Telegraph reports, which also notes that the most common age for children to start to speak is between 10 and 11 months.The study was conducted by YouGov, a market research firm, and it was published by Jean Gross, England's Communications Champion.
The fact that "Dadda" was the most popular first word did not come as a surprise to one reader of the New York Daily News.
"Any pediatrician can tell you that 'Da Da' is usually heard before 'Ma Ma' because all it takes is the tongue hitting the roof of the mouth to make the sound 'Da Da'," writes a commenter going by the handle commonsense160.
Anecdotally, the first word from two different celebrity children was "Da Da" -- Bronx Mowgli Wentz (son of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz), and Ruby Sweetheart (daughter of Jennifer Meyer and Tobey Maguire).
"Beer" was a bit of a surprise, however. Then again, this is in London. Maybe they start drinking younger across the pond.
What was your baby's first word?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 2)
1-06-2010 @ 8:11AM
Megan said...My middle daughter's first word was "duck".
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1-06-2010 @ 8:14AM
Jess said...really? this is just ridiculous. and AOL does nothing to stop it. when the comment thats pimping clothes, luggage, jewelery, and shoes is taking up HALF the page, then you've gotta problem. It's quite an eyesore
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1-06-2010 @ 9:12AM
Daniel said...Jess, You have to remember Its AOL they are Morons and also very Brain DEAD. They could care less how much crap is on there pages. They are making money off it most likey so they really don't care.
1-06-2010 @ 2:54PM
Lita said...I can't help but think that AOL gets some kind of kickback from all the spam that is bogging down the comment areas of virtually every topic. Just yesterday, I read an article and went to the comment area, only to find the first twenty comments were come-ons from spammers. What good does that "Report This" button do? My guess is that they put it there to appease some of the people, but it really has no function. Why not have a group of people whose job it is to patrol these venues and actually delete the garbage? (No wonder they keep losing membership--paying and non-paying.)
1-06-2010 @ 9:13AM
Wish Belkin said...My son's first word was, "Mine!"
It was downhill from there.
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1-06-2010 @ 9:24AM
inatwinkle said...My oldest daughters first word was 'mayonaise."
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1-06-2010 @ 9:38AM
BarbiD35 said...My daughter's first word was "Hey", then followed later with the usual DaDa and MaMa. My brother was one of the odd babies who said "Mama" first.
BTW...I agree with you, Jess. AOL should make sure the comments pertain to the subject at hand and not be an advertisement for something else. AOL can block the comments which contain really foul words, why not extend that on out and censor the advertisements also?
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1-06-2010 @ 10:22AM
SusanJeanine said...Very good point BarbiD
1-06-2010 @ 10:01AM
RonC said...My oldest daughter's (actually two words) were "Coocoo mommy"- Probably due to some 'coaching' on my part just as a joke. My wife took it well-at least she didn't get upset!
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1-06-2010 @ 10:27AM
sandy said...babies are just learning they have a voice so the easiest think to pronouce is da da I had to brain wash my son, with Mama Mama Mama during every bath then one day he finally repeated it. I was off the wall excited. After that he never "stopped" talking.
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1-06-2010 @ 10:25AM
Aprilcot26 said...My brother's first word was "horse," followed closely by "mama." My Aunt Renee swears my first word was "Neenee," since I couldn't say Renee.
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1-06-2010 @ 11:03AM
Barb Tewell said...When teaching my son to first talk, I would stand with him in my arms at a light switch were he could see the ceiling light. As I was switching the light on, I would say "light on." Then I would do "light off" as I was switching the light off. He loved to play this game and soon learned to do the switching himself. One day, apparently wanting to play the game he pointed to the switch and said "ight."
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1-06-2010 @ 12:08PM
PinkthenRed said...Awwww :)
1-06-2010 @ 11:11AM
pamsam2002 said...When my daughter was 9 months old, I walked into her room one morning and said hello. She said, "Hi Bob." I replied, "My name's not Bob!" She then pointed to the cat who was standing behind me - his name was Bob.
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1-06-2010 @ 12:58PM
coutig said...OMG, I would have died laughing. That is so funny!
1-06-2010 @ 11:29AM
Kris said..."Dada" is not a real first word for babies. I have a degree in child development and Dada is actually just a normal form of babbling. Their first word should be a real word such a "Mommy, Ball, Dog, Cat, ect."
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1-06-2010 @ 1:50PM
laser said...etc moron
1-06-2010 @ 11:42AM
Heather said...I have 3 daughters and they all said "momma" first. Even though my husband by the 3rd one was always saying "da da da" to her :)
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1-06-2010 @ 12:07PM
Daffie said...My son came to work with me until he was 10 months old. His first word was "Hello"...He put the TV remote control to his ear and pretended to speak on the phone....
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1-06-2010 @ 12:48PM
Becky said...My brother Tim's first word was "Uh-oh". He's currently a pre-law student.
My brother Dan's first few words were "MaMa", "DaDa", and "Be Ber!" (Big Bird) He used to teach preschool and kindergarten.
My first sentence was "I wan hambuga, fren fies an coke." I spent two years as a dishwasher in a restaurant.
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