mongoloid
Syllables: mon·go·loid/ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/US/ˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd/
mongoloid noun: a member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.
Noun (1)
mongoloid (plural mongoloids)
- A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.
- Both American Indians and Mongoloids have shovel-shaped incisor teeth and, at birth, display the Mongoloid spot — a blue spot above the rump, which fades within a short time; many also have the Mongoloid, or epicanthic, fold of the inner part of the upper eyelid.1983, Bertha Pauline Dutton, American Indians of the Southwest, page 3
- On the average, he found caucasoids to have the longest heads and mongoloids the roundest; mongoloids the straightest hair and negroids the most tightly curled; caucasoids the narrowest noses and negroids the broadest.1991, Floyd James Davis, Who is Black?: One Nation's Definition, page 19
- A person with Down syndrome.
- Kirman (1953) drew attention to some physicians' reluctance to offer even ordinary and routine medical care to mongoloids, whose treatment they consider a waste of time.1967, W. Wolfensberger, “13: Counseling Parents of the Retarded”, in Alfred A. Baumeister, editor, Ameliorating Mental Disability: Questioning Retardation, published 2009, page 376
- It is therefore of interest to examine hospital records of mongoloid children with heart defects in order to find out how frequently operations are performed upon these children.1977, Diana Crane, The Sanctity of Social Life: Physicians' Treatment of Critically Ill Patients, page 97
- An idiot, a retard; a general term of abuse.
- Easily one of the worst television pilots I've ever seen. Written by idiots, acted by mongoloids, and a plot so stupid even that dumb bitch who wrote the Twilight novels could have come up with something better.2015 November 2, “[S01E01 - Pilot] Post-Episode Discussion Thread”, in Reddit: r/supergirlTV (reply), archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026
- ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm only toxic to others if that's how they act to me, the mongoloid above was acting like a toxic ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ so i^([sic]) replied in turn,^([sic]) Pretty similar to how im^([sic]) replying to you.2018 June 23, Scary Face [username], “Why does this game run so poorly?”, in Steam Community (reply), archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026
Adjective
mongoloid (comparative more mongoloid, superlative most mongoloid)
- Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification.
Noun (2) capitalized: Mongoloid
Mongoloid (plural Mongoloids)
- Alternative letter-case form of mongoloid.
mongoloid meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese
mongoloid in Hindi
- member of the racial classification
- मंगोल maṅgol
mongoloid in Tagalog
- member of the racial classification
- malamunggol
mongoloid in Thai
- member of the racial classification
- มองโกลอยด์ mɔng-goo-lɔɔi
mongoloid in Vietnamese
- member of the racial classification
- đại chủng Á
Examples of mongoloid in a sentence
- As before, the genetic distance between Caucasoid and Mongoloid is the smallest and that between Negroid and Mongoloid is the largest.1997, Masatoshi Nei, Arun K. Roychoudhury, Genetic Relationship and Evolution of Human Races, page 38:
- The operation made each feature, itself, look O.K., but her overall looks are still those of a Mongoloid.1994, Meira Weiss, Conditional Love: Parents' Attitudes Toward Handicapped Children, page 102:
- EDIT: Added commas because I'm a formatting mongoloid2024 May 24, Finna22 [username], “What titles did you grab from the Vinegar Syndrome halfway sale?”, in Reddit: r/boutiquebluray (reply)...
- Good luck with the absolute white trash mongoloid freaks who do the voting.2026 January 19, roachiemas [username], Threads, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026:
Forms of mongoloid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mongoloids |
| alternative especially | Mongoloid |
| alternative especially | Mongolioid |
| alternative syncope | gloid |
| plural | Mongoloids |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more mongoloid |
| superlative | most mongoloid |
Origin of mongoloid
From Mongol + -oid.
Words formed from mongoloid
Phrases with mongoloid
Questions about mongoloid
- What does mongoloid mean?
- Mongoloid means a member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.
- What is mongoloid in Hindi?
- Mongoloid in Hindi is मंगोल (maṅgol). See Mongoloid meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use mongoloid in a sentence?
- As before, the genetic distance between Caucasoid and Mongoloid is the smallest and that between Negroid and Mongoloid is the largest.
- What part of speech is mongoloid?
- Mongoloid can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mongoloid?
- Mongoloid is pronounced /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mongoloid?
- The plural of mongoloid is mongoloids.
Words near mongoloid in the dictionary
Source and license
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