[TheOtherOne]

Today, it is mainly used as an insult. We both know that.

[gingersnaps]

Of course it's an insult. And it's a cruel word, admittedly.

But the person you were responding to used the word correctly, with its true meaning. Insult intended, or not.

It seemed to me you were trying to deny the reality the word conveyed (perhaps because you felt sorry for the child) by trying to change its meaning.