# mongoloid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ · frequency rank #64,551

## Definitions
1. A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.
2. A person with Down syndrome.
3. An idiot, a retard; a general term of abuse, due to association with Down syndrome.

## Etymology
From Mongol + -oid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mongoloid