Eli5 why the words for mom and dad are so similar in a wide variety of languages

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Eli5 why the words for mom and dad are so similar in a wide variety of languages

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The sounds are created using the lips only so babies can see how to make the sound. The Repetition is to reinforce that the sound was not random babble.

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