Cripple ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Cripple ( noun )

A person who is unable to walk or move properly due to a permanent disability or injury.

Origin:

Middle english criple, from old english crypel, from latin cripulus, from cernere "to sift, separate; decide, judge".

Examples:

1. He was born with a congenital condition that left him a cripple.
2. After the accident, he became a cripple and was unable to walk.
3. The war left many soldiers as cripples.
4. The organization helps cripples to get prosthetic limbs.
5. The old man was a cripple, and he couldn't walk without his cane.

(As a verb)

Cripple ( verb )

A person who is unable to walk or move properly due to a permanent disability or injury.

Origin:

Middle english criple, from old english crypel, from latin cripulus, from cernere "to sift, separate; decide, judge".

Examples:

1. He was born with a congenital condition that left him a cripple.
2. After the accident, he became a cripple and was unable to walk.
3. The war left many soldiers as cripples.
4. The organization helps cripples to get prosthetic limbs.
5. The old man was a cripple, and he couldn't walk without his cane.