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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 33 to Registration Statement No. 2-62797 of Lord Abbett Developing
Growth Fund, Inc. on Form N-1A of our report dated March 21, 2000, appearing in
the annual report to shareholders of Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
for the year ended January 31, 2000, and to the references to us under the
captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Investment Advisory and
Other Services" and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional
Information, both of which are part of such Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
May 29, 2000
