English
Etymology
From F. term|crétin|
langfr, from VL. *term|christianus, from L. term|Christianus|langla, in the lost sense of 'unfortunate person'.
Noun
en-noun
- A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
- pejorative An idiot.
Derived terms
cretinism
cretinize
cretinoid
cretinous
Translations
trans-top|person who fails to develop due to deficiency in thyroid hormone production
Croatian: t-|hr|kreten|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kretiini
trans-mid
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trans-top|idiot
Croatian: t-|hr|kreten|m
trans-mid
Spanish: t|es|cretinez|f
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ttbc|Hungarian: t-|hu|kretén
ttbc|Ido: kretino
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External links
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