Definition
The state, condition, or realm of being crippled or disabled; the community or experience of people with disabilities.
Etymology
From cripple + -dom suffix (meaning realm, condition, state), following the pattern of kingdom, freedom, wisdom. This creates a noun describing both the condition and potentially the community.
Kelly Says
Crippledom is an archaic-sounding word, but it represents something important—the recognition that disability isn't just a personal medical condition but a shared social experience and potentially a community identity, similar to how 'queendom' or 'kingdom' name entire realms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስፈላጊ
ma-si-fla-gi
BNবাংলা
অক্ষমতা
ak-sho-m-ta
CACatalà
handicap
han-di-cap
CSČeština
invalidita
in-va-li-di-ta
DADansk
funktionsnedsættelse
funk-shons-ned-saet-telse
DEDeutsch
Gebrechlichkeit
geh-breh-k-lichkeit
ELΕλληνικά
υπηρεσία
y-pe-re-see-a
ESEspañol
invalididad
in-val-i-dad
FISuomi
vammaisuus
vam-ma-isuus
FRFrançais
infirmité
in-fir-mi-te
HEעברית
הימנעות
hi-ma-na-at
HIहिन्दी
विकलांगता
vi-ka-lang-ta
HUMagyar
sérülés
ser-yü-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
disabilitas
di-sa-bi-li-tas
ITItaliano
invalidità
in-val-i-datta
KKKK
кесілділік
ke-si-l-di-lik
KMKM
ការបាត់បង្កើត
ka-ar-ba-at-bang-k-eat
MRMR
विकलांगता
vi-ka-lang-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakmampuan
ke-ti-dak-mu-kan
NLNederlands
invaliditeit
in-va-li-di-teit
NONorsk
funksjonshemning
funk-shjons-hem-ning
PLPolski
niepełnosprawność
njee-peł-no-spraw-no-wosc
PTPortuguês
deficiência
deh-fi-sheen-sa
RORomână
invaliditate
in-va-li-di-tate
RUРусский
инвалидность
in-va-lid-no-st'
SVSvenska
funktionshinder
funk-shons-hin-der
SWKiswahili
ulema
oo-le-ma
TEతెలుగు
వైకల్యం
vai-kal-yam
THไทย
ความพิการ
khwam-pî-kan
TLTL
kapansanan
ka-pan-sa-nan
TRTürkçe
engellilik
en-gel-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
інвалідність
in-va-lid-nist'
VITiếng Việt
tật nguyền
tát ng-uyên