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developmentally

developmentally adverb: in terms of development.

Adverb

developmentally (not comparable)

  1. In terms of development.
    • Between 6 and 12 months, babies are more open to new foods — and new experiences — than they will be later on as toddlers, when a certain amount of “neophobia” or “new means no” is developmentally normal, Ms. Lipner said. “Normal kids transition through a normal pickiness phase,” around 18 months...2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2018

Origin of developmentally

From developmental + -ly.

Words formed from developmentally

Questions about developmentally

What does developmentally mean?
Developmentally means in terms of development.
What part of speech is developmentally?
Developmentally is an adverb.

Words near developmentally in the dictionary

  1. developmental psychologists
  2. developmental psychology
  3. developmentalism
  4. developmentalist
  5. developmentalists
  6. developmentally
  7. developmentals
  8. developmentary
  9. developmentation
  10. developments
  11. developpe

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