mentally retarded
Speech parts
1. mentally retarded - Noun
2. mentally retarded - Adjective
Meaning
people collectively who are mentally retarded
Source: WordNetSynonyms
retarded
developmentally challenged
special
simple
thick
dense
backward
crazy
stupid
foolish
dumb
idiotic
imbecile
unintelligent
cretinous
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Examples
he started a school for the retarded
The men and women are elderly, mentally ill or mentally retarded -- Arkansans who through time or circumstance cannot take care of themselves.
Writing for the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens said a national consensus has emerged in recent years against executing the mentally retarded.