Is it normal?

Question

for a child to say daddy every once in a while, even tho the child has no father? I was wondering how that may be. If you have no father, how do you ask for that which you do not know?

for ages let us say three to five for example.

Answer 1

After she is about six or seven months old, your baby will begin to make consonant sounds more clearly and repetitively. Scoring high on the proud-parent scale are sounds like "dada" and "mama." You'll be pleased at these, but do not assume they mean more than they do.

Baby's first words aren't always what we think
Ask most parents what their baby's first word was, and the answer is usually "Dada" or "Mama." Whether these sounds actually mean "Dad" or "Mom," however, is like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg. Babies tend to babble first certain easy-to-make sounds, including p, b, t, d, m, n, and w, says Julie Masterson, Ph.D., a communication sciences and disorders professor at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield and coauthor of Beyond Baby Talk: A Parent's Complete Guide to Language Development. In most languages, in fact, the words for parents feature these early sounds. "When your baby says 'Ma Ma,' you respond to that," she says. "Whether it was meaningful or not, your reaction encourages your baby to keep going and say it more."

Answer 2

Many kids hear this at school, TV or just from BEING places in public. However, if the "daddy"is not in their life this can be stressful on Mom and you just have to assure the child that though you are only ONE person you are kinda Mommy AND Daddy and that ALOT of kids have a Mommy and Daddy ALL built into ONE....and how lucky they are.

Also, an interesting note.....many children that are born "fatherless", whether they passed away, military or just skipped out will say "I miss my Dad" or "I want Daddy" because the MOM will express HER missing of Daddy and actually PLACE the "daddy" figure on a pedestal. It can be sad situation in the event of a death, because it can create sadness in a child that would otherwise not MISS what it never knew existed other than Mom's sadness. Just an interesting point.

Thought I would share, I've been a "MOMDADDY" for years.

Answer 3

well just because the child does not have a father does not mean the child does not know the word, what is more the child still does have a concept of a male figure and may attach to one. I did not know my real father till I was 19, but even as a baby and small child with just my mom, I knew what a dad was and all that, so a child does know and it is normal

Answer 4

Is the child saying "Da Da" or "Daddy"? Da Da is probably the easiest syllables to pronounce for babies for some reason...

However, if the child is 3-5 years old, I have no clue as to why the child would say, "Daddy"... Did someone teach the child this word? I can't imagine where the child picked it up.

Usually they repeat the words they hear...

Answer 5

yes, I think that it is normal, especially if they hear their friends calling their daddy, daddy, my child will be playing with her stuffed animals, and make up mommy and daddy names even though her dad is not in the picture. I have to admit that it does hurt, but I can't explain to them why "dad" is not around.

Answer 6

when i was only new born my dad took off when i was sick but for some reason this was my first word. its some thing about Dada beinging the easiest thing to say. also the child may have heard this word some where and is just repeating it.

Answer 7

That's one of the easiest sounds for children to make, so most children do say it regardless of whether or not they have a father, and most say it really early on.

Answer 8

If he is daycare age, he may be realizing his friends have a dad and he doesn't. He may just wonder why.

Answer 9

yes i grew up without a father due to cancer and i said it every now and again

Answer 10

May have heard it on t.v. or something.