Real family data
Do babies say mama or dada first?
Dada, more often. Among babies whose families recorded both words, dada came first for 45.6% and mama for 29.7%. The rest logged both at the same age. On average, dada arrived at 8.2 months and mama at 8.6 months.
45.6%
Dada first
29.7%
Mama first
24.7%
Same age
When each word arrives
Full age distributions: saying dada and saying mama.
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