Meaning

2 senses
  1. (archaic)An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage.

    Seniler, Senile

    маразма́тикmarazmátik, ста́рый дура́кstáryj durák

    an oldster in their dotage; someone whose age has impaired their intellect

  2. (obsolete)One who dotes on another, showing excessive fondness; a doter.

Translations

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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English dotard; equivalent to dote + -ard.

From Middle English dotard; equivalent to dote + -ard.

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