dot·age

dot·age
/ˈdoʊtıʤ/ noun [noncount]
: the period of old age : the time when a person is old and often less able to remember or do things
— often used after in or into

He has become friendlier in his dotage.

The actress continued to work well into her dotage.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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