D/deaf

English

Alternative forms

• d/Deaf

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɛf/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Homophones: deaf, Deaf, def; death (th-fronting)

Adjective

D/deaf (not comparable)

1. A term designating both deaf people (those who have lost their hearing later in life) and Deaf people (those who identify as culturally Deaf).
   • 1996 March 24, niem...@iastate.edu, “d/Deaf use of Internet: more than the hearing?”, in bit.listserv.deaf-l‎^[1] (Usenet):

     If I were to select a random sample of d/Deaf adults in the U.S. (or any technologically advanced country, for that matter) would I find that they would be more into the Internet than a random sample of hearing?

   • 2023 September 6, Kerry O'Malley Cerra, “Strategies to Spotlight Books for Deaf Awareness Month”, in School Library Journal‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Media Source Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-25:

     Since D/deaf experiences vary greatly, it's important to offer kids multiple titles about D/deaf characters and characters with hearing loss, showcasing these differences.

See also

• deafie
• deafish
• Sumain

 

References

• “D/deaf, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.