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to think that "Cheese" is up there in the "most unusual first word from a baby" top ten?!

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PyongyangKipperbang · 19/05/2024 20:02

Just having a laugh with the kids as DD4's first word was Cheese!

She had done the usual babbly stuff and we did all the usual "Oh that was dada, that was mama" thing, but the first honest to goodness word she said that we recognised without a doubt was Cheese! Luckily it was a weekend and we all heard it otherwise I dont think anyone would have believed me!

She was in her high chair, I gave her her lunch and said "ooh cheese!" and she said it right back. It was her favourite food, still is!

Hit me with your weirdest first words!

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WelshNerd · 19/05/2024 20:33

Egg for DD.

Ponderingwindow · 19/05/2024 20:31

Mine was “pickle”

Everyoneisunreasonable · 19/05/2024 20:31

Both mine were the wall stickers on the nursery wall. DS said ‘star’ and DD said ‘owl’!

TellMeWhoTheVillainsAre · 19/05/2024 20:29

My DS's first word was "this" with a pointing finger. Everything he wanted was "this". He quickly realised where the treat box was and would stand pointing at the cupboard saying "this"!

KickHimInTheCrotch · 19/05/2024 20:27

I can't remember the first actual word-like noises but the first very clear words DS spoke were "hay bales". We spent a lot of time on farms and then driving through France he used to spot them in the fields.

GuppytheCat · 19/05/2024 20:27

Row (as in Row row row your boat, with actions).

Closely followed by No, and then Hello. I think there was a theme there.

SwordToFlamethrower · 19/05/2024 20:26

My DD said "circle" first word. She just LOVES shapes

UpUpUpU · 19/05/2024 20:25

We had banana. Clear as day and a while before he did the usual mamma and dadda 😂😂

parietal · 19/05/2024 20:25

First words are often the words that baby hears most. So my little brothers first words were 'bang bang you're dead' because his older siblings said that when shooting each other with crusts of bread.

l0ml · 19/05/2024 20:23

Mine said bubble perfectly, then nothing else sensible for ages.

mitogoshi · 19/05/2024 20:22

As my DDs was "Donald's" you can guess what she was talking about! She was older though, past 3 as she's autistic.

Tarkan · 19/05/2024 20:22

DC1 was "doggy".

I can't remember DC2's but I think it was "mama" or "dada". They were a late talker and ended up in speech therapy because they couldn't pronounce anything properly. Their first really clear sentence after starting that was "fuck off Milo" to the poor dog. I couldn't tell the speech therapist that though (and that one was definitely copied from the kids' dad).

EmmaGrundyForPM · 19/05/2024 20:21

Both my dc had Cat as their first word.

ICantLogIn · 19/05/2024 20:21

My mate's kid's first word was (famously) LOBSTER. This was about a favourite plushy lobster - it's not like the child was weaned straight from the breast to exotic seafood!

PatriciaHolm · 19/05/2024 20:20

marthasmum · 19/05/2024 20:05

My DD’s first word was ‘more’. The first time she put two words together it was ‘more cheese’

Ha! DD was the same - it was definitely "more" in relation to food...

Inmy40 · 19/05/2024 20:20

Cat poo. No idea why. We don’t even have a cat.

MummyInTheNecropolis · 19/05/2024 20:17

My DD’s first word was England! We are not a particularly patriotic family but we were watching a World Cup game and cheering on England and she just repeated it. She’s a teenager now and hates football!

justasking111 · 19/05/2024 20:17

Tesco. He recognised the logo.

cardibach · 19/05/2024 20:16

My daughter’s was Tigger.

User1979289 · 19/05/2024 20:16

My cousin reached for the Argos and said "cat-a-log" really slowly. Amazing.

RandomMess · 19/05/2024 20:16

"Dah" for star at 9 months it was on her mobile over her cot.

Mamma and Dadda never happened 🙄 Mummy and Daddy perfectly clear at 14 months, way after an awful lot of words!

Mb57 · 19/05/2024 20:15

My grandaughter’s first word was cake! Screamed in a very loud voice at a trolley full of cakes going by in a restaurant

Summertimer · 19/05/2024 20:13

My brother’s first word was said to be ‘sugar’. One parent said ‘can you pass the sugar!’ To the other and bro said ‘cugar’

Our DC was ‘door’ as in open-it-so-I-can crawl-uninterrupted

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PyongyangKipperbang · 19/05/2024 20:12

marthasmum · 19/05/2024 20:05

My DD’s first word was ‘more’. The first time she put two words together it was ‘more cheese’

MY DD wants to be your DD's best friend!!

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Zoesmumma · 19/05/2024 20:10

My seconds first word was Ham. She really loved ham.

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