developmental disability

noun — 2 senses

noun

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

Euphemistic Mental retardation.

Synonyms: developmental disorder, DD
Hyponyms: learning disability, intellectual disability, cognitive disability

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