dotage
noun /ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/
/ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/
[singular]- the period of life when you are old and not always able to think clearly
- in somebody's dotage I need you to look after me in my dotage.
- The women now share their dotage in the old folks' home.
Word Originlate Middle English: from dote + -age.