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imbecile in Tagalog

tulala

UK/ɪmbəˈsiːl//ˈɪmbəsɪl/

imbecile in Tagalog: tulala. In English, imbecile means a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

Tagalog words for imbecile

person with limited mental capacity
tulala
fool
tulala

English meaning of imbecile

  1. noun A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
  2. noun A fool, an idiot.
  3. adjective Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.

Full definition of imbecile

imbecile in a sentence

  • hospitals for the imbecile and insane

imbecile in other languages

Questions about imbecile in Tagalog

What is the meaning of imbecile in Tagalog?
Imbecile in Tagalog is tulala.
Ano ang imbecile sa Tagalog?
Imbecile: tulala.
What does imbecile mean in English?
Imbecile means a person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

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