retardate

re tar date |riˈtärˌdāt rəˈtɑrdeɪt | ▶noun dated, offensive a mentally handicapped person. ORIGIN 1950s: from Latin retardat- ‘slowed down, ’ from the verb retardare (see retard ).

retardate

retardate |rɪˈtɑːdeɪt | ▶noun N. Amer., dated or offensive a person who has a mental disability. ORIGIN 1950s: from Latin retardat- ‘slowed down ’, from the verb retardare (see retard ).