imbecile

(noun)

A person with limited who can perform and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.

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Examples of imbecile in the following topics:

  • Immigration Restriction League

    • The Bill also demanded an extension of fines to steamship companies for bringing imbeciles, feeble-minded persons, insane persons, or epileptics into the U.S.