Baby talk is a language of similarities across the world it seems, as new research reveals the most common first words that come out of the mouths of babies. A survey of the most and least common first words across different countries, also revealed if ‘mommy’ or ‘daddy’ is more popular; unique first words and the most common words said as babies grow, between eight to 26 months. Across the world, the most common first word is officially ‘mommy’, as babies in 12 out of 33 countries learn mom’s name first. In 10 out of those 12 mommy-loving countries, ‘daddy’ is the next most spoken word. In both countries ‘daddy’ ranks in third place.

Source: Express December 14, 2021 16:03 UTC