Paralympics
plural noun
Para·lym·pics ˌper-ə-ˈlim-piks 
ˌpa-rə-
: a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games
called also Paralympic Games
Paralympian
ˌper-ə-ˈlim-pē-ən
noun ˌpa-rə-
Paralympic
ˌper-ə-ˈlim-pik
adjective ˌpa-rə-
Word History
Etymology
para(plegic) + (O)lympics, later interpreted as para- entry 1 in sense "alongside of" + (O)lympics
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above