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

Their daughter, Rachel, was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that can greatly hamper mobility. —Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024

Medrano, who was born with mild cerebral palsy, will next compete in the T38 men's long jump on Wednesday. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024

Hitting #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies, the film tells the true story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed professor involved in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024

For many kids with cerebral palsy, walking is taxing. —Timmy Broderick, STAT, 24 July 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