dotard

[ doh-terd ]
/ ˈdoʊ tərd /
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noun

a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
doater2.

Origin of dotard

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dote, -ard

OTHER WORDS FROM dotard

do·tard·ly, adverb

Words nearby dotard

dot-com, dot-coms, dot-matrix printer, dot-sequential, dotage, dotard, dotation, dotcom, dotcommer, dote, doth

Words related to dotard

wimp, tottering, faltering, floundering, trembling, coward, misfit, crybaby, baby, chicken, pushover, invertebrate, jellyfish, square, fogy, stick-in-the-mud, granny, fusspot, decrepit, infirm

British Dictionary definitions for dotard

dotard
/ (ˈdəʊtəd) /

noun

a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility

Derived forms of dotard

dotardly, adjective

Word Origin for dotard

C14: from dote + -ard