Mongoloid (redirected from Mongoloids)

Mon·gol·oid  (mngg-loid, mn-)

adj.

1. Anthropology Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as yellowish-brown skin pigmentation, straight black hair, dark eyes with pronounced epicanthic folds, and prominent cheekbones and including peoples indigenous to central and eastern Asia. See Usage Note at race¹.

2. Characteristic of or resembling a Mongol.

3. also mongoloid Offensive Of or relating to Down syndrome.

n.

1. Anthropology A member of the Mongoloid racial classification.

2. also mongoloid Offensive A person affected with Down syndrome.

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Mongoloid

Adjective

of a major racial group of mankind, characterized by yellowish skin, straight black hair, and slanting eyes: includes most of the people of SE Asia, E Asia, and the Arctic area of N America

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mongoloid - a member of the Mongoloid race Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
	2.	mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard - a person of subnormal intelligence
Adj.	1.	mongoloid - characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
	2.	Mongoloid - of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
	3.	mongoloid - of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;