n.
Function: noun
Date: 1788
1 \ ri- ' tärd \ : a holding back or slowing down : RETARDATION
2 \ ' r ē - ˌ tärd \ often offensive : a retarded person also : a person held to resemble a retarded person in behavior
n.
Function: noun
Date: 1788
1 \ ri- ' tärd \ : a holding back or slowing down : RETARDATION
2 \ ' r ē - ˌ tärd \ often offensive : a retarded person also : a person held to resemble a retarded person in behavior
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012