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retardees

retardees is the plural of retardee.

Meaning of retardee

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

Questions about retardees

What is retardees the plural of?
Retardees is the plural of retardee.

Words near retardees in the dictionary

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

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