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dotard

[ doh-terd ]
/ ˈdoʊ tərd /
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noun
a person exhibiting a decline in mental faculties, especially as a result of aging.
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Origin of dotard

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English doterd, dooterd, dootarde; see origin at dote, -ard

OTHER WORDS FROM dotard

do·tard·ly, adverb

Words nearby dotard

dost, Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor, dot, dotage, dotard, dotation, dot ball, dot-com, dotcommer, dot-coms
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Words related to dotard

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