Cretin Definition
(pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
(pejorative) An idiot.
Other Word Forms of Cretin
Noun
Origin of Cretin
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French crétin from French dialectal deformed and mentally retarded person found in certain Alpine valleys from Vulgar Latin christiānus Christian, human being, poor fellow from Latin Chrīstiānus Christian Christian
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrétien, from Vulgar Latin christianus in the lost sense of 'anyone in Christendom', often with a sense of 'poor fellow'.
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