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retardee

retardee noun: a person with an intellectual disability.

Noun

retardee (plural retardees)

  1. (dated, offensive) A person with an intellectual disability.
    • There is still a large waiting list here at the hospital for Negro mental retardees to enter this institution. If we were to completely erase this waiting list, we would need approximately 400 more beds for the care of Negro mental retardees.1961, Mississippi Department Reports, volume 2, page 42
    • Mental retardation specialists were beginning to realize that trained paraprofessionals were needed to provide adequate care to mental retardees.1975, United States. National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education, Program Evaluation, Title 1 of the Higher Education Act, page 76

Forms of retardee

pluralretardees

Origin of retardee

From retard + -ee.

Questions about retardee

What does retardee mean?
Retardee means a person with an intellectual disability.
What part of speech is retardee?
Retardee is a noun.
What is the plural of retardee?
The plural of retardee is retardees.

Words near retardee in the dictionary

  1. retarded depression
  2. retarded time
  3. retarded times
  4. retardedly
  5. retardedness
  6. retardee
  7. retardees
  8. retardency
  9. retarder
  10. retarders
  11. retardest

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