At this stage, these are more babbling experiments than intentional words. By nine months, many babies start babbling "Mama" or "Dada" on purpose, even if they don't really understand what those ...

These are often words that your baby will recognise from their environment and from their daily routines. That's why 'mama' and 'dada' are common first words as well as words like 'no' and 'bye bye'.

Words for mama and dada tend to be quite similar around the world. The words for 'mama' and 'dada' are similar-sounding across the globe. This is because of the way a baby’s mouth develops - so ...

eagerly anticipating that first word, that distinguishable "Mama" or "Dada." But, of course, 6 months is too soon to expect such a landmark utterance. Not until somewhere around the first birthday ...