Word: imbecile
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
be
cile
Definition: A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.
Morphemes:
Affix: imbecile
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: not
Affix: bacillum
Language: la
Decoded: bacillum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small staff or wand.