Phrase guide

developmental disability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any lifelong disability attributable to a mental or physical impairment, manifested during childhood or later in the human development age.

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noun

Meaning 2

Mental retardation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 發育殘疾 /发育残疾 (fāyù cánjí) — disability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發育障礙 /发育障碍 (fāyù zhàng'ài) — disability
  • Finnish: kehitysvamma — disability
  • German: Entwicklungsstörung — disability
  • German: Entwicklungsbeeinträchtigung — disability
  • Icelandic: þroskahömlun — disability
  • Japanese: 発達障害 (hattatsu shōgai) — disability
  • Korean: 발달장애 (baldaljang'ae) — disability
  • Polish: zaburzenie rozwojowe — disability
  • Russian: расстро́йство разви́тия (rasstrójstvo razvítija) — disability
  • Russian: наруше́ние разви́тия (narušénije razvítija) — disability
  • Russian: отста́лость разви́тия (otstálostʹ razvítija) — disability
  • Serbo-Croatian: сметња у развоју — disability
  • Swahili: ulemavu wa kimaendeleo — disability
  • Swedish: utvecklingsstörning — disability