"doter" meaning in English

See doter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdəʊtə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doter.wav Forms: doters [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ) Etymology: From dote + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dote|er|id2=agent noun}} dote + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} doter (plural doters)
  1. Synonym of dotard (“old person with impaired intellect”) Synonyms: dotard [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (dotard): dodipole
    Sense id: en-doter-en-noun-QFWtZJQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -er, Old French verbs with weak-a preterite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 75 25 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 46 8 5 6 28 4 4 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 32 6 8 8 31 8 7 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 21 12 14 16 20 9 9 Disambiguation of 'dotard': 66 34
  2. Synonym of dotard (“one who dotes on another, showing excessive fondness”) Synonyms: dotard [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-doter-en-noun-lp6L9uSP Categories (other): Old French verbs with weak-a preterite Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 21 12 14 16 20 9 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mimmerkin, dotard

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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