cretin

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[edit] Etymology

From French crétin (dialectal form of chrétien), from Vulgar Latin christianus, from Latin Christianus, in the lost sense of 'unfortunate person'.

[edit] Noun

Singular
cretin

Plural
cretins

cretin (plural cretins)

  1. (pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
  2. (pejorative) An idiot.

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person who fails to develop due to deficiency in thyroid hormone production
pejorative: an idiot
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