dotage

ˈdəʊtɪdʒ

Definition

Definition of dotage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aging

Rare

decline in mental abilities due to aging

Rare

In his dotage, he often forgot names.

decline

dotard

senility

emotion

Dated

excessive fondness or attention towards someone

Dated

She showered her grandchildren with dotage.

feebleness

senility

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in one's dotage

adv.

during the period when someone is old and less sharp

He started painting in his dotage.

Origin of dotage

Middle English, doten (to dote)

Examples of dotage in a sentence

During her dotage, she reminisced about the past.
In his dotage, he adored his pets.
Her dotage for her students was evident.

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French:sénilité, affection excessive, ...
German:Senilität, Zuneigung, ...
Italian:vecchiaia, affetto eccessivo, ...
Spanish:senilidad, mimos, ...
Portuguese:senilidade, carinho, ...
Chinese:老糊涂, 溺爱, ...
Japanese:老年期, 溺愛, ...
Arabic:خَرَف, مَحَبّة مُفرِطة, ...
Hebrew:שִׁטָּיוֹן, חִיבָּה מֻפְרֶזֶת, ...
Russian:старость, забота, ...
Ukrainian:старість, надмірна любов, ...
Hindi:बुढ़ापा, अत्यधिक स्नेह, ...
Bengali:বৃদ্ধাবস্থা, অত্যধিক স্নেহ, ...
Catalan:senilitat, afecte, ...
Czech:senilita, rozmazlování, ...
Danish:senilitet, overdreven kærlighed, ...
Dutch:ouderdom, verwennerij, ...
Greek:παραφροσύνη, υπερβολική στοργή, ...
Hungarian:aggkori elbutulás, rajongás, ...
Khmer:ភាពវង្វេងវង្វាន់ដោយសារវ័យចាស់, ការស្រឡាញ់ហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:노망, 지나친 애정, ...
Persian:پیری, علاقه بیش از حد, ...
Polish:zdziecinnienie, czułość, ...
Portuguese (BR):senilidade, carinho excessivo, ...
Romanian:senilitate, afecțiune exagerată, ...
Swedish:ålderdom, ömhet, ...
Thai:วัยชรา, ความรักมากเกินไป, ...
Turkish:yaşlılık, aşırı sevgi, ...
Vietnamese:tuổi già lẩm cẩm, sự yêu thương quá mức, ...

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