noun
- plural of dotage; periods of mental decline in old age, especially characterized by excessive fondness or foolish affection
Usage: formal
Examples
- The family worried about their grandfather’s increasing dotage.
- In his dotage, he became obsessed with feeding stray cats.
- The novel explores the dotages of several elderly characters.
- She cared for him through his dotage with remarkable patience.
- The king’s dotage made him vulnerable to manipulation.
- Their dotages were marked by repetitive storytelling.