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** Later, in "Do Not Pass Go", the mother of a missing young man tells Flack what her son's first word was. He replies that his own first words were "cookie and cake."

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** Later, in "Do In "[[Recap/CSINYS07E06 Do Not Pass Go", Go]]", the mother of a missing young man tells Flack what her son's first word was. He replies that his own first words were "cookie and cake."
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* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "Breaking the Chain", John and Sarah Barnaby spend the episode trying to get their infant daughter Betty to say her first word: either "Dada" (what John wants) or "Mama" (what Sarah wants). Eventually, it's "dog".

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* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "Breaking "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS18E3 Breaking the Chain", Chain]]", John and Sarah Barnaby spend the episode trying to get their infant daughter Betty to say her first word: either "Dada" (what John wants) or "Mama" (what Sarah wants). Eventually, it's "dog".
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* ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' has this be the moment where Tim realizes his son, Alvey (who was conceived while Tim was under the influence of [[MaskOfPower Loki's mask]]), [[EnfantTerrible is not normal]]: one day, Alvey suddenly says "mama", much to Tim's delight, who tries to encourage him to say "dada". After a few tries, Alvey suddenly responds by saying ''"Mother"'', [[VocalDissonance in deep, perfectly articulate, adult man's voice]].
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* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E10LisasFirstWord Lisa's First Word]]" was all about this, as Homer and Marge told the stories of Bart's & Lisa's first words while awaiting Maggie's. Bart's first utterance was "Ay carumba!", while Lisa's was "Bart." Homer remarks that considering how mouthy Bart and Lisa turned out, he'd be just as happy if Maggie never said anything. The episode ends with Maggie, alone and unheard, saying her first word: "Daddy."

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* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E10LisasFirstWord Lisa's First Word]]" was all about this, as Homer and Marge told the stories of Bart's & Bart and Lisa's first words while awaiting Maggie's. Bart's first utterance was "Ay carumba!", carumba!" (after walking in on Homer and Marge having sex), while Lisa's was "Bart." Homer remarks that considering how mouthy Bart and Lisa turned out, he'd be just as happy if Maggie never said anything. The episode ends with Maggie, alone and unheard, saying her first word: "Daddy."
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14132466/12/The-Delicate-Art-of-Raising-Thestrals The Delicate Art of Raising Thestrals]]'' Harry's father mentions that his first word was "dog", in reference to Sirius' Animagus form.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8202988/1/Raymoose-Peetuh-Pafoo-and-Dah Raymoose, Petuh, Pafoo, and Dah]]'' Sirius tries to get an annoyed Harry to say his name. After he finally gives up, Harry says a mangled version of "Remus".
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* In ''Literature/TheOctoberChild'', Beth is relieved when her son Carl says his first word, 'Ma-ma,' at fifteen months. But by the time he's almost four, he still only knows a handful of words.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Novelist Richard Castle mentions that his daughter Alexis's first word was "denouement" since he stressed story structure at an early age.

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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': Novelist Richard Castle mentions that his daughter Alexis's first word was "denouement" since he stressed story structure at an early age.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13172934/1/And-When-You-Smile-I-Fall-Apart And When You Smile, I Fall Apart]]'' Ron and George start arguing while trying to get Harry's godson Teddy to say their name. When Harry is forced to leave due to an issue at work, Teddy says "Harry."

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13172934/1/And-When-You-Smile-I-Fall-Apart And When You Smile, I Fall Apart]]'' Ron and George start arguing while trying to get Harry's godson Teddy to say their name. When Harry is forced to leave due to an issue at work, Teddy says "Harry.""Harry".


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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12459242/21/Serpentine Serpentine]]'' Remus mentions that Lily spent Harry's first nine months trying to get him to say "mummy". When his first word was "Moony" instead, James laughed his ass off.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In "School of Crock", Poof undergoes a procedure called Pooferty, when fairy babies transition from saying "poof, poof" to actual words; but during the transition, he speaks nonsense gibberish that cannot be interpreted. In the climax when fighting Mr. Crocker, Poof comes to the end of the transition and utters his first verbal sentence: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I...want...my...rattle!]]"

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In "School of Crock", Poof undergoes a procedure called Pooferty, when fairy babies transition from saying "poof, poof" to actual words; but during the transition, he speaks nonsense gibberish that cannot be interpreted. In the climax when fighting Mr. Crocker, Poof comes to the end of the transition and utters his first verbal sentence: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I...want...my... want... my... rattle!]]"
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When PlayedForLaughs, common gags include the baby not talking until the parents give up and ''then'' they say their first word, the baby's first word being a ridiculously big word for a baby, the first word having to do with something they really like (for example, a BigEater having "dinner" as their first word), the first word being rude (for example, a swear word, an insult, or a minorly impolite word such as "poop"), the baby's first word stemming from them [[BorrowedCatchphrase copying]] another character's CatchPhrase, and the baby becoming 100% verbal after saying their first word.

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When PlayedForLaughs, common gags include the baby not talking until the parents give up and ''then'' they say their first word, the baby's first word being a ridiculously big word for a baby, the first word having to do with something they really like (for example, a BigEater having "dinner" as their first word), the first word being rude (for example, a swear word, an insult, or a minorly impolite word such as "poop"), the baby's first word stemming from them [[BorrowedCatchphrase copying]] another [[CharacterCatchphrase character's CatchPhrase, catchphrase]], and the baby becoming 100% verbal after saying their first word.



* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E10LisasFirstWord Lisa's First Word]]" was all about this, as Homer and Marge told the stories of Bart's & Lisa's first words while awaiting Maggie's. Bart's first utterance was "[[{{Catchphrase}} Ay carumba!]]", while Lisa's was "Bart." Homer remarks that considering how mouthy Bart and Lisa turned out, he'd be just as happy if Maggie never said anything. The episode ends with Maggie, alone and unheard, saying her first word: "Daddy."

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* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E10LisasFirstWord Lisa's First Word]]" was all about this, as Homer and Marge told the stories of Bart's & Lisa's first words while awaiting Maggie's. Bart's first utterance was "[[{{Catchphrase}} Ay carumba!]]", "Ay carumba!", while Lisa's was "Bart." Homer remarks that considering how mouthy Bart and Lisa turned out, he'd be just as happy if Maggie never said anything. The episode ends with Maggie, alone and unheard, saying her first word: "Daddy."
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* ''Literature/ApolloAutism'': Jake finally says his first word, "Mama," when his mom brings his baby brother home from the hospital a few months before Jake turns four.

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