Meaning of retardee | Babel Free
Definitions
A person with an intellectual disability.
dated, offensive
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.