Mongoloid
[ mong-guh-loid, mon- ]
/ ˈmɒŋ gəˌlɔɪd, ˈmɒn- /
adjective
resembling the Mongols.
Anthropology.
(no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds about the eyes, and straight black hair, and including the Mongols, Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Annamese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetans, and, to some extent, the Eskimos and the American Indians.
(often lowercase) Pathology.
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.
noun
Anthropology.
(no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Mongoloid race.
(usually lowercase) Pathology.
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person affected with Down syndrome.
British Dictionary definitions for mongoloid (1 of 2)
mongoloid
/ (ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd) old-fashioned, taboo /
adjective
relating to or characterized by Down's syndrome
noun
a person affected by Down's syndrome
British Dictionary definitions for mongoloid (2 of 2)
Mongoloid
/ (ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd) /
adjective
denoting, relating to, or belonging to one of the supposed racial groups of mankind, including most of the peoples of Asia, the Inuit, and the North American Indians
noun
a member of this group
undefined Mongoloid
See
Australoid
Medical definitions for mongoloid
Mongoloid
adj.
Of or relating to Down syndrome. Not in technical use.
n.
A person affected with Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive.