FacebookTwitter
Hatrack River Forum   
my profile login | search | faq | forum home

  next oldest topic   next newest topic
» Hatrack River Forum » Active Forums » Books, Films, Food and Culture » Famous first words

   
Author Topic: Famous first words
Corwin
Member
Member # 5705

 - posted      Profile for Corwin           Edit/Delete Post 
So, which were your child's first words ?
Posts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
advice for robots
Member
Member # 2544

 - posted      Profile for advice for robots           Edit/Delete Post 
My daughter's first word was "woof" because she liked doggies. My son's first word was "boy-y-y-y-y."
Posts: 5957 | Registered: Oct 2001  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
UofUlawguy
Member
Member # 5492

 - posted      Profile for UofUlawguy   Email UofUlawguy         Edit/Delete Post 
My second son's first word was "alligator."

Of course, he pronounced it "A-gah."

Posts: 1652 | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
alath
Member
Member # 6150

 - posted      Profile for alath   Email alath         Edit/Delete Post 
Well, I don't have any kids, but my first word was "ball". I had this blue ball that I used to take with me everywhere. It was in almost every one of my baby pictures.
Posts: 145 | Registered: Jan 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
katharina
Member
Member # 827

 - posted      Profile for katharina   Email katharina         Edit/Delete Post 
My brother's first words was actually a sentence. "This tastes yucky."

I think mine was "No."

Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Mabus
Member
Member # 6320

 - posted      Profile for Mabus   Email Mabus         Edit/Delete Post 
I don't know that Mom ever told me my first words, but the first sentence I put together was "I want down, my mommy." Go figure.
Posts: 1114 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Damien
Member
Member # 5611

 - posted      Profile for Damien   Email Damien         Edit/Delete Post 
Daddy...
Posts: 677 | Registered: Sep 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
amira tharani
Member
Member # 182

 - posted      Profile for amira tharani   Email amira tharani         Edit/Delete Post 
I'm fairly sure that my baby cousin Kadin's first recognisable word was "duck" - referring to a soft toy duck I'd just bought him.
Posts: 1550 | Registered: Jun 1999  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
jeniwren
Member
Member # 2002

 - posted      Profile for jeniwren   Email jeniwren         Edit/Delete Post 
Christian's was "baby".

I don't know what Rayne's were...she babbled from day one. The babble sort of evolved into recognizable words sometime last year, and now she's talking in simple sentences. It's very fun to hear what she's thinking.

Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
rivka
Member
Member # 4859

 - posted      Profile for rivka   Email rivka         Edit/Delete Post 
My first word was reportedly "fwuck" (truck). Only sometimes when I said it, I would omit the r/w sound altogether . . . or so I've been told.

My oldest's first was "Daddy"; and I believe that was my son's as well. My youngest's was "no."

Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Space Opera
Member
Member # 6504

 - posted      Profile for Space Opera   Email Space Opera         Edit/Delete Post 
Boy Opera: ni-ni, for night-night

Operaetta: ba-ba, for bottle

space opera

Posts: 2578 | Registered: Apr 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
mackillian
Member
Member # 586

 - posted      Profile for mackillian   Email mackillian         Edit/Delete Post 
Mine was "No."
Posts: 14745 | Registered: Dec 1999  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Teshi
Member
Member # 5024

 - posted      Profile for Teshi   Email Teshi         Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
I'm fairly sure that my baby cousin Kadin's first recognisable word was "duck"
My little sister's first word was also duck (she was in the bath).
Posts: 8473 | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
solo
Member
Member # 3148

 - posted      Profile for solo   Email solo         Edit/Delete Post 
My daughters first word was probably Dad, but before you get the impression that I am bragging about how much she loved me I need to tell you that her first sentence was "Go Away Dad".

My sons first word was Look. He would point and say Look at everything. He just learned how to say "Uh-Oh" a couple of days ago and that is a fun one. He doesn't seem too interested in talking. He communicates by us asking him questions and him nodding or shaking his head and grunting with either an affirmative or negative sound.

Posts: 1336 | Registered: Mar 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Brinestone
Member
Member # 5755

 - posted      Profile for Brinestone   Email Brinestone         Edit/Delete Post 
I think mine was "bugs" because of a "plague" of grasshopppers that hit Edmonton, Alberta at about the time I was learning to talk. Apparently they were so thick that they had to fly out of the way of your feet as you walked on the sidewalk. Yuck!

It was either that or "rocks."

Posts: 1903 | Registered: Sep 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
WheatPuppet
Member
Member # 5142

 - posted      Profile for WheatPuppet   Email WheatPuppet         Edit/Delete Post 
My first word was "flower" after my dad took me walking through one of the Boston parks on a spring day (I lived in Cambridge until I was about 1 1/2).
Posts: 903 | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Leonide
Member
Member # 4157

 - posted      Profile for Leonide   Email Leonide         Edit/Delete Post 
mine was "hi"

i have a video tape of myself at a ridiculously young age saying "hi" over and over...and over...and over...

Posts: 3516 | Registered: Sep 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
rivka
Member
Member # 4859

 - posted      Profile for rivka   Email rivka         Edit/Delete Post 
mackilian said:
quote:
Mine was "No."
[Eek!] Shocking!
Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
fil
Member
Member # 5079

 - posted      Profile for fil   Email fil         Edit/Delete Post 
My daughter's was debatable. She really used "dogdog" a lot (word so cool, she had to use it twice). She also said Iiiiiii really loudly at the appropriate time during the Tigger song. Is that a word?

fil

Posts: 896 | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
mackillian
Member
Member # 586

 - posted      Profile for mackillian   Email mackillian         Edit/Delete Post 
I do my best.
Posts: 14745 | Registered: Dec 1999  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
advice for robots
Member
Member # 2544

 - posted      Profile for advice for robots           Edit/Delete Post 
One of the first sentences my daughter put together was "Daddy no talk-a Mommy!" one night when she wanted all the attention. [Smile]
Posts: 5957 | Registered: Oct 2001  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Bob the Lawyer
Member
Member # 3278

 - posted      Profile for Bob the Lawyer   Email Bob the Lawyer         Edit/Delete Post 
My first word was "Hot". Clearly laying the groundwork for the lady's man I am today.
Posts: 3243 | Registered: Apr 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
zgator
Member
Member # 3833

 - posted      Profile for zgator   Email zgator         Edit/Delete Post 
My son said dada last night. It's possible he's just trying out new sounds and has no idea what's he doing, but I prefer to think otherwise.
Posts: 4625 | Registered: Jul 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Mr.Gumby
Member
Member # 6303

 - posted      Profile for Mr.Gumby   Email Mr.Gumby         Edit/Delete Post 
I don't know what mine was, but I remember my cousin's was 'cow'
Posts: 312 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
digging_holes
Member
Member # 6237

 - posted      Profile for digging_holes   Email digging_holes         Edit/Delete Post 
My little brother's first word was "Batman".
Posts: 1996 | Registered: Feb 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Narnia
Member
Member # 1071

 - posted      Profile for Narnia           Edit/Delete Post 
That is awesome! [Smile]
Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Polio
Member
Member # 6479

 - posted      Profile for Polio   Email Polio         Edit/Delete Post 
Aw, my first word was "duck", too. I feel so... ordinary. [Cry]
Posts: 165 | Registered: Apr 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
   

   Close Topic   Feature Topic   Move Topic   Delete Topic next oldest topic   next newest topic
 - Printer-friendly view of this topic
Hop To:


Contact Us | Hatrack River Home Page

Copyright © 2008 Hatrack River Enterprises Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.


Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.2