Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. · A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
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- Learned-borrowing mentionμωρόνgrc
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