dotard
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dotard
- /ˈdəʊ.təd/ UK
- /ˈdəʊ.tɑːd/ UK, nonstandard
- /ˈdoʊ.tɚd/ US
- /ˈdoʊ.tɑɹd/ US, nonstandard
Where it comes from
From Middle English dotard; equivalent to dote + -ard.
noun dotards
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An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage.
Dotard, (ſaide he) let be thy deepe aduiſe;
Seemes that through many yeares thy wits thee faile,
And that weake eld hath left thee nothing wiſe,
Els neuer ſhould thy iudgement be ſo frayle,
To meaſure manhood by the ſword or mayle.
Similar: mimmerkin
- One who dotes on another, showing excessive fondness; a doter.
Similar: dobby, dodipole, dotard, dote, dotel, doter, dottle, mimmerkin
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Talk about this word "dotard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dotard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dotard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dotard "dotard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dotard.Cite this
@misc{dotard_2026,
title = {dotard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dotard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
