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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
 
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 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.
 
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 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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