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adj
Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adj
Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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adjective satellite
having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English moron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English moronic From moron + -ic.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
