mongoloid meaning and definition

MONGOLOID noun

Definition of Mongoloid (noun)

1. a member of the Mongoloid race
2. a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)

MONGOLOID adjective

Definition of mongoloid (adjective)

1. characteristic of or resembling a Mongol
   • "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
2. of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
3. of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;