dotard
[doh-terd]
noun
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
Origin of dotard
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Related Words for dotard
wimp, tottering, faltering, floundering, trembling, coward, misfit, crybaby, baby, chicken, pushover, invertebrate, jellyfish, square, fogy, stick-in-the-mud, granny, fusspot, decrepit, infirmdotard
noun
Word Origin for dotard
C14: from dote + -ard
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