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Word: Cretin
Speech Type: Noun
late 18th century: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin ‘Christian’ (from Latin Christianus), here used to mean ‘human being’, apparently as a reminder that, though deformed, cretins were human and not beasts
ˈkrɛt(ɪ)n
a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse).
Short Definition:stupid person
a person whose mental and physical development has been impaired by a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life.
Short Definition:person with congenital thyroid deficiency
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