noun
- a person affected with cretinism, a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth
- a stupid or foolish person
Usage: medical; dated
Usage: offensive; derogatory
Examples
- The medical term cretin is no longer used in professional settings.
- Historical medical texts described cretinism as a developmental disorder.
- He called his brother a cretin for forgetting the keys again.
- Using cretin as an insult is considered offensive and inappropriate.
- The condition once called cretinism is now known as congenital hypothyroidism.
- She regretted calling him a cretin in anger.