Mongoloid

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adjective

Mon·​gol·​oid ˈmäŋ-gə-ˌlȯid 

1

: of or relating to a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) of humans having Asian ancestry and classified according to physical traits (such as the presence of an epicanthal fold)

2

or mongoloid dated, now offensive : of, relating to, or affected with Down syndrome

Mongoloid

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noun

plural Mongoloids

1

: a member of a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) of humans having Asian ancestry and classified according to physical traits (such as the presence of an epicanthal fold)

2

or mongoloid dated, now offensive : a person affected with Down syndrome

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Mongoloid

adjective

Mon·​gol·​oid ˈmäŋ-gə-ˌlȯid 

: of, constituting, or characteristic of a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race of humans having Asian ancestry

Mongoloid noun

Medical Definition

Mongoloid

1 of 2 adjective

Mon·​gol·​oid ˈmäŋ-gə-ˌlȯid 

1

: of or relating to a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race of humans having Asian ancestry and classified according to physical traits (as the presence of an epicanthal fold)

2

or mongoloid dated, now offensive : of, relating to, or affected with Down syndrome

Mongoloid

2 of 2 noun

1

: a member of a group of people formerly considered to constitute a race of humans having Asian ancestry and classified according to physical traits (as the presence of an epicanthal fold)

2

or mongoloid dated, now offensive : a person affected with Down syndrome