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do⋅tard

  [doh-terd]
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–noun
1. a person, esp. an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
2. doater 2 .
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see dote, -ard

Related forms:
do⋅tard⋅ly, adverb

doa⋅ter

2  [doh-ter]
–noun Newfoundland.
a fully mature harp seal.
Also, dotard.

Origin:
1785–95; appar. special use of dotard
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dot·ard   (dō'tərd)   
n.  A person who is in his or her dotage.

[Middle English, from doten, to dote.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dot·ard
Pronunciation: 'dOt-&rd
Function: noun
: a person in his or her dotage
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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