# D/deaf

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɛf/

## Definitions
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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/d-deaf