Developmental Milestones

5 words in this vocabulary list

arrested development inceptive tantrum ontogeny macrocephaly

arrested development

noun a television show that aired from 2003 to 2019, known for its unique humor and storytelling

  • The psychologist diagnosed the patient with arrested development, indicating a lack of emotional growth.
  • My brother still acts like a teenager at 30, it's like he's stuck in arrested development.
  • She's been in arrested development since high school, never growing up or taking responsibility.
  • The town's economy has been in arrested development for years, unable to progress or improve.

inceptive

noun a beginning or starting point

adjective relating to or constituting an inception; beginning

  • The inceptive stage of the project involved extensive planning and research.
  • We're just at the inceptive phase of this new business venture.
  • I'm still trying to wrap my head around the inceptive concepts in this course.
  • The inceptive spark of creativity ignited a wave of new ideas in her mind.

tantrum

noun a sudden, violent, and uncontrolled outburst of anger or frustration; a fit of bad temper

  • The child threw a tantrum when he was told he couldn't have any more candy.
  • She always throws a tantrum when things don't go her way.
  • He had a major tantrum over losing the game.
  • The storm outside matched the tantrum brewing inside of her.

ontogeny

noun the development or course of development of an individual organism

  • The study of ontogeny focuses on the development of an individual organism from conception to maturity.
  • Ontogeny is basically the process of how a living thing grows up.
  • I never really paid attention to the ontogeny stuff in biology class.
  • Just like the ontogeny of a butterfly, we all go through different stages of transformation in our lives.

macrocephaly

noun a medical condition in which the circumference of the head is larger than average

  • Macrocephaly is a medical condition characterized by an abnormally large head size.
  • I heard that baby has macrocephaly, that's why his head looks bigger than usual.
  • Dude, have you seen his macrocephaly? It's like a watermelon!
  • His macrocephaly in the business world refers to his ability to think big and come up with innovative ideas.