Meanings
noundevelopmental disability (plural developmental disabilities)
plural developmental disabilities
- Any lifelong disability attributable to a mental or physical impairment, manifested during childhood or later in the human development age.
Synonyms: developmental disorder, DD
- euphemisticMental retardation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny lifelong disability attributable to a mental or physical impairment, manifested during childhood or later in the human development age.
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Chinese Mandarin 發育殘疾 /发育残疾, 發育障礙 /发育障碍
- 發育殘疾 /发育残疾 (fāyù cánjí)disability
- 發育障礙 /发育障碍 (fāyù zhàng'ài)disability
Finnish kehitysvamma
- kehitysvammadisability
German Entwicklungsstörung, Entwicklungsbeeinträchtigung
- Entwicklungsstörungdisability
- Entwicklungsbeeinträchtigungdisability
Icelandic þroskahömlun
- þroskahömlundisability
Japanese 発達障害
- 発達障害 (hattatsu shōgai)disability
Korean 발달장애
- 발달장애 (baldaljang'ae)disability
Polish zaburzenie rozwojowe
- zaburzenie rozwojowedisability
Russian расстро́йство разви́тия, наруше́ние разви́тия
- расстро́йство разви́тия (rasstrójstvo razvítija)disability
- наруше́ние разви́тия (narušénije razvítija)disability
- отста́лость разви́тия (otstálostʹ razvítija)disability
Swahili ulemavu wa kimaendeleo
- ulemavu wa kimaendeleodisability
Swedish utvecklingsstörning
- utvecklingsstörningdisability
Cite this entry
APA
developmental disability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmental%20disability
MLA
“developmental disability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmental%20disability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “developmental disability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmental%20disability.
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