natural fool
/ˌnatʃ(ə)rəl ˈfuːl/ /ˌnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l ˈfuːl/Now archaic or historical
noun
A person who is deficient in intelligence from birth; a person born with a mental handicap.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Alphabet of Tales. From natural + fool.
- close-grained
- close harmony
- close-hauled
- close in
- close-knit
- close-lipped
- closely
- closely fought
- closely knit
- close-minded
- close-mouthed
- closeness
- close one's eyes to
- close one's mind to
- close (or dear) to (or near) one's heart
- close (or near) to home
- close (or shut) one's eyes to
- close (or shut) one's mind to (or against)
- close (or shut) the door on (or to)
- closeout
- close-packed
- close quarters
- closer
- close range
- close ranks