Word: retardates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tar
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Definition: Plural of retardate. A retarded person; a person with retardation.
Morphemes:
Affix: retard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person with mental retardation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retardāre
Language: la
Decoded: retardare
Meaning: to retard
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.