MONGOLOIDS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

(offensive) of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective

characteristic of or resembling a Mongol

Example: the mongoloid epicanthic fold

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive)

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a member of the Mongoloid family

Synonyms

Mongoloid