the act of developing or being developed (all senses); a new stage or event in a progress
growth
Cases of word usage
1) (especially of money) to increase by growth or development (accrue)
2) the expression of intellectual development (of arts, science etc) in society (culture)
3) in a state of inactivity but awaiting development or activity (dormant)
4) the young of an animal in the early stage of its development before birth (or before coming out of its egg) (embryo)
5) a period in history starting from a particular development or event (era)
6) a fully development embryo in the womb or in an egg (foetus)
7) influencing the development of (formative)
8) to help the growth and development of (something) (foster)
9) the scientific study of the development of plants and animals from earlier forms (genealogy)
10) a step, stage or degree in development (gradation)