dotard
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dot·ard
(dō′tərd)n.
A person who is in his or her dotage.
[Middle English, from doten, to dote.]
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dotard
(ˈdəʊtəd)n
a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility
[C14: from dote + -ard]
ˈdotardly adj
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do•tard
(ˈdoʊ tərd)n.
a senile person.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | dotard - an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect |
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