Retardee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retardee is a noun meaning (dated, now offensive) A person with an intellectual disability.
Meaning
(dated, now offensive) A person with an intellectual disability.
Example Sentences
Mental retardation specialists were beginning to realize that trained paraprofessionals were needed to provide adequate care to mental retardees.
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.
Word Forms
- retardees
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retard, tard, retardo, tardlet, tardling, retardican.
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