cerebral palsy

noun

: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances

cerebral-palsied

sə-ˈrē-brəl-ˈpȯl-zēd 

ˈser-ə-

ˈse-rə-

adjective

Examples of cerebral palsy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kayla, who didn't have the same extensive complications as her brother, does have mild cerebral palsy and some learning disabilities. —Susan Young, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Their son, Isaac, had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and autism. —Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2024

The dramatic linchpin of this disaster comes when the water recedes back out to sea and separates Buck from Christopher, who has cerebral palsy. —Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024

Growing up with cerebral palsy, Freeman spent most of her life relying on a combination of walkers and mobility scooters to get around. —Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cerebral palsy

noun

: a disease resulting from damage to the brain usually before or during birth and resulting in imperfect control of muscles, paralysis, and speech disturbances

Medical Definition

cerebral palsy

noun

: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances see ataxic cerebral palsy, athetoid cerebral palsy, spastic cerebral palsy

cerebral palsied adjective