Dictionary Check: mongoloid
"mongoloid" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
adjective
characteristic of or resembling a Mongol
Example:
"the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
adjective
(offensive) of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome
noun
a member of the Mongoloid family
noun
a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive)
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