How many words does your 18 month old have?

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Firstly, not worried, more curious. DS can say:

Look
Beeebeee (beep beep)
Dat (that, or cat, occasionally)
SSSS (meaning snake - hissss)
Raaa (meaning lion/tiger)
Gooo Gooo (in the tone of choo choo)
Ba (bye)
Where (but does not combine into a sentence)
Mama/Dada/Nana/Rama (grandma)
Bips (biscuit or drink)
Baps (fruit, usually apple)
Brr (ball)
Teesh (teeth)
Ta (thanks)
Do, do, DO! (one two three, not counting but leading up to something)
Dump (jump)

He can also sign:
Milk
Food/drink
Cat
Dog
Elephant
Monkey
Cuddle
Duck

He doesn't make any sentences at all yet. Just interested to see what the range is

Mama/dada/nana/granda/granny/sister's name/friend 1's name/friend 2's name/nanny's name etc...
cat
cow
byebye
thank you
dodo (sleep)
doudou (blankie)
nice
away
gateau/biscuit
pain/bread
water
flower
tree
tractor
car
boat
bug
hot
coat
hat
shoe
sleeper
poo
wee
bath
milk
spoon
allo (phone)
cushion
book
There's probably more but I can't remember.
He's 19 months

I know this!
Age 18 months exactly - Dadda (general multipurpose approval, or Daddy if said extra loud), duck. That was it.

18 months and 3 weeks (ie now), about 30 words and 3-5 signs, and today did his first 2-word phrase although that could have been luck: 'more milk'. Most of his talking is pointing and remarking on it, and asking for stuff is always just pointing in the relevant direction (at bottle or fridge or cupboard) rather than saying it. Although once I played dumb after he'd eaten a pile of breadsticks and eventually he sighed hugely, put his hands on his hips, and enunciated perfectly and loudly, "BEDS-TICK!!"

Wow, all that in 3 weeks! That's amazing - maybe he was practicing in secret

my DD was 1 this week and said her 1st word- allgone! doesn't say mama or dada, just allgone and now dog!

About 30-50 some very clear some unintelligible to anyone but me eg Lit or Dit for sit, Dai for down etc. Can bizarrely say 'knight' and 'power Ranger' quite clearly tho' so DS has obviously been devoting more time to her language than me.
Oh and at 1 she had very few words other than her brothers name, Mama, Dada, Peppa and Dora
(she is 19 months)

Good lord, DS2 (19m) can say nothing at all. He kinda says Dat Dat Dat for Postman Pat I guess, and does 'sing' very well

Mama
dada
zara
cow
dog
woof
moo
baa
flower
maaaaa as a general me/ mine/more/milk
bus
duck
quack
gone

I think that's about it. She's 18 months btw.

My DS is 15 months and he doesn't say anything, just a lot of baby babble. My first girl said lots of words at 18 months Second girl just one or two..... just looked nt their baby books.

They are all so different.

At 18 months DD had about 100+ words, short sentences, could count to ten and knew colours, body parts etc.

DS is nearly 15 months and says Mama, Dada, hiya, Dat, choo-choo and quack-quack (none of these very clearly!)

He can point to his head and tummy and feet and shakes and nods his head though and understands a lot more than he lets on.

He just doesn't seem bothered at all and generally points and grunts whilst letting DD decipher what he must need.

DS2 is almost 19 mths and can pronouce, in no particular order;

Mam
Dad
Jake (His big brother)
Ice (Uncle Si)
Juice
Cheese
Sweets
Crisps (spotting a theme here )
Please
This
That

and can lead you to any other spot of mischief in which he deigns to partipate in (i.e, directs you to the cereal and/or biscuit cupboard).

At 16 months ds can say
dair (there)
poose (puss)
boose (bus)
dackdackdack (duck/quack)
tacktacktack (tractor)
da (dad)
bep (? I dunno what this is!!!)
baba (chicken/ meat)

He signs
flower
drink
more
tree
giraffe
elephant
pig
fish
snake
aeroplane
train (with choochoo)
Puts his hand to his ear to indicate an interesting noise - beeping or something.

But mostly he just screeeeeeeeeeeaaaaams If he wants something/ something is not satisfactory

ooh and he signs chocolate too.

Have found it interesting to note that his signs for 'pig' and 'chocolate' are the same and 'fish' and 'drink'

Yep stottie, its the pure frustration they drive us mad challenge us with.

My DS 19 months can say a few things, the most used words are:

Mama
Mummy
Daddy
Dada
Min mins (the cat Mini)
Cat
Doggy
Fishies
Apple (well abbble)
Bubbles
Hot
A kind of intake of air/sucking noise to say something is really hot like a radiator or drink
Nana (banana)
Nanna (my mum)
Juice (well more like jusssss)
All gone
More
Hello
Hiya
Bye bye
Oh no / uh oh
Oh dear
Baloo (from Waybuloo )
Na nyte (night night)

And how could I forget the most favourite word...NO!

Very wise words Zapostrophe.

18 months in a fortnight.

Mumma

And err, that's about it. An occasional 'diddy' has been heard, but not often.

But he can nod and shake his head very clearly to answer questions .

Can none of the other 18 month olds curse? Mine must be very advanced

about 5 and 20 months but i have kids at other end of kiddie spectrum and i know - yes know - it means nada

Do they stop screaming (in frustration?) when they get good at talking?

(Please please)

Yes and no stottie - the screaming changes to frustration that you won't give them what they've asked for!

My 16 month old doesn't say many intelligable words, but does curse in his own language. When he gets cross he screams or shouts "Agg". He only ever used "agg" as an expression of anger and it's usually accompanied by throwing his toys all round the room

Sorry to hijack but may I ask a quick question please to all the mums here with 18 month olds and lots of words. Did your DCs have many words at 15 months? Reason I ask, is I wonder if my DS will ever talk.

He has lots of sounds and communicates well like if I enter a room he'll say "eh" but in a tone that's like hi IYSWIM. He says "aah eeh" holding the phone to his ear, so I think that could be hi-ya or maybe a hello. But, no mama, the occasional dada but only in a string of babbles and non-specific (he was a late consonant babbler), and generally it's lots of grunting, screaming and throaty noises. His sign communication is good - he waves, points at people, objects, what he wants, claps, kisses, bye bye etc.

I have read so many times on MN that previous non-talkers just suddenly started talking in sentences around 2, so I'm not worried just yet (I think) - but wonder if I should be. Thanks