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doter

noun
/ˈdəʊtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From dote + -er.

  1. inherited from dote
  2. derived from doten — “to be silly”
  3. derived from doten — “to be foolish”
  4. inherited from doten
  5. suffixed as doter — “dote + er”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of dotard (“old person with impaired intellect”).

    • “Hold thy tongue! old doter; how should my daughter resemble thy son?”

  2. Synonym of dotard (“one who dotes on another, showing excessive fondness”).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA