dotard
[
doh
-terd]
/ˈdoʊ tərd/
noun
1.
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
2.
doater
2
.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English;
see
dote
,
-ard
Related forms
dotardly,
adverb
British Dictionary definitions for
dotard
dotard
/
ˈdəʊtəd
/
noun
1.
a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility
Derived Forms
dotardly,
adjective
Word Origin
C14: from
dote
+
-ard
Word Origin and History for
dotard
n.
"imbecile," late 14c., from
dote
+
-ard
.