Found 2 items, similar to deaf-mute.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: deaf-mute deaf-mute adj : lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn: deaf-and-dumb] n : a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: mute, deaf-and-dumb person ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Deaf-mute Deaf-mute \Deaf"-mute`\, n. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.] [1913 Webster] Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly. [1913 Webster]