Retardee
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person with an intellectual disability. dated, offensive
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From retard + -ee.
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