"retardee" meaning in All languages combined

See retardee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retardees [plural]
Etymology: retard + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retard|ee}} retard + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} retardee (plural retardees)
  1. (dated, now offensive) A person with an intellectual disability. Tags: dated, offensive
    Sense id: en-retardee-en-noun-eSxCs82s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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