mental age
nounDefinition of mental age
: a measure used in psychological testing that expresses an individual's mental attainment in terms of the number of years it takes an average child to reach the same level
Examples of mental age in a Sentence
a 40-year-old man with the mental age of 10
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Also, size doesn’t always determine mental age or special needs. — Lisa Gutierrez, Detroit Free Press, "Should teens go trick-or-treating? Facebook post reignites the Halloween debate," 30 Oct. 2017 Adolescents and young adults with severe autism may still have the mental age of a child, and short-term care to stabilize those in crisis who are nonverbal or combative is practically nonexistent. — Christina Jewett, CNN, "Families of young people with autism struggle with mental health needs," 23 Oct. 2017 Also, size doesn’t always determine mental age or special needs. — Lisa Gutierrez, Detroit Free Press, "Should teens go trick-or-treating? Facebook post reignites the Halloween debate," 30 Oct. 2017 Adolescents and young adults with severe autism may still have the mental age of a child, and short-term care to stabilize those in crisis who are nonverbal or combative is practically nonexistent. — Christina Jewett, CNN, "Families of young people with autism struggle with mental health needs," 23 Oct. 2017 Also, size doesn’t always determine mental age or special needs. — Lisa Gutierrez, Detroit Free Press, "Should teens go trick-or-treating? Facebook post reignites the Halloween debate," 30 Oct. 2017 Size doesn’t always determine mental age or special needs. — Noel Harris, sacbee, "‘Aren’t you too old’: Why trick-or-treating teenagers shouldn’t be shamed," 30 Oct. 2017 Adolescents and young adults with severe autism may still have the mental age of a child, and short-term care to stabilize those in crisis who are nonverbal or combative is practically nonexistent. — Christina Jewett, CNN, "Families of young people with autism struggle with mental health needs," 23 Oct. 2017 Adolescents and young adults with severe autism may still have the mental age of a child, and short-term care to stabilize those in crisis who are nonverbal or combative is practically nonexistent. — Christina Jewett, CNN, "Families of young people with autism struggle with mental health needs," 23 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mental age.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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