From the article: Language Development
Your child's first word is one you'll always remember. Share your child's first word and the story behind why that word is so special.
First Word
- Her first word was "dinner" clear as day! She was 10 months old!
- —BuddhaMom08
Diddydat
- She was on the futon banging on the window, yelling "Diddydat, diddydat!" So now we all walk around saying, "Run, diddydat, run!" She loves and terrorizes the cats in equal measure.
- —lethe9
My Daughter's First Word
- Our daughter just turned one and started speaking last month. After "Mama" and "Dada," her first "real" word was "book." We read to her everyday and she has quite the library of board books, soft books, fairy tales and children's books. She entertains herself "reading" her books. She pronounces "book" like it's a question.
- —Guest Eveis79
My Son's First Word
- My last born is a boy who loved his eldest sister Blaschea very much. His first word was "Bla" as he tried to call her, and she was very happy that he could say her name before mama or papa. So she preferred the name Bla as her house name now.
- —Guest Jacqueline
My Angel's First Word
- My beauty first word was "Boo" which means water to drink, then "Teeta" which means grandma. Last was me and her father but I loved it.
- —Guest anhar
"BOT!!!"
- Besides, "Mama" "Dada" the first word our Ethan said was, "Bot!" He would scream, "Bot!" every time he wanted his bottle. He was slow at talking, but amazingly once we took his "BOT!" away he practically started speaking in full sentences.
- —Spitza1
Our Dog's Name
- My youngest daughter didn't actually say the dog's name right (it's "Blueberry") but she said "Boober" which is close enough. Now we all call the dog that! And isn't it just great that she said the dog's name before she said my name, her dad's name or any of her 3 sibling's names? Her brothers both said "mama" first and her older sister said "dada" first.
- —Guest Nayah