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   cretin

   /ˈkrɛt(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse). informal, derogatory
   • 2. a person whose mental and physical development has been impaired by a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life. dated

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French crétin, from Swiss French crestin ‘Christian’ (from Latin Christianus), here used to mean ‘human being’, apparently as a reminder that, though deformed, cretins were human and not beasts.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

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