mental age
Example Sentences
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It’s not cute watching and adult man regress to the mental age of a three-year-old.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024
Sheila's last recorded child assessment the following April judged her to be functioning at the mental age of a child of 18 months.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2024
Her mental age was about 5 or 6 years old, her parents said in the claim.
From Fox News • Jan. 21, 2020
At 26, Katelyn has an estimated mental age of 8 and a long list of diagnosed conditions.
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2017
While the mental age tells an individual's intellectual level at a given time, the IQ tells how fast he has progressed.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
