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

Synonyms:
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

Synonyms:
noun

a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive)

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