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Meaning of DOTARD

Pronunciation:  'dowturd

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect
 

DOTARD is a 6 letter word that starts with D.

 

 See Also: old person, oldster, senior citizen

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Do"tard\, n. [{Dote}, v. i.]
One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.

      The sickly dotard wants a wife.          -- Prior.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: centenarian, elder, Father Time, fogy, fuddy-duddy, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, Methuselah, Nestor, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old fart, old fogy, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, Old Paar, old party, older, oldster, old-timer, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senile, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran
 

 

 

 

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