DOTARD

PRONUNCIATION: (DOH-tuhrd)

MEANING: noun: One whose mental faculties have deteriorated, especially due to old age.

ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English doten (to be foolish). Earliest documented use: 1393.
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DON'TARD - inevitably says "No!"

DEOTARD - worn at a Passion Ballet

DOPARD - a biochemist-hedonist