Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retardee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tardee
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with an intellectual disability.

Dated; Offensive

Example Sentences

"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."
"Mental retardation specialists were beginning to realize that trained paraprofessionals were needed to provide adequate care to mental retardees."

Etymology

From retard + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: retard

Usage

Inflected Forms

retardees (plural)

Questions

What does retardee mean?: A person with an intellectual disability.
Where does retardee come from?: From retard + -ee.

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