English Explanatory Dictionary

Mongolian idiocy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Down syndrome.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mongolian idiocy.

Word forms

Mongolian idiocy

Etymology

Coined in the 19th century, referring to the resemblance the afflicted children bore to the people of what was then known as mongoloid.

Synonyms

Down syndrome
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