in (one's) dotage

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In a state of senility or mental decline due to old age. My grandfather in his dotage has lately had trouble remembering our names.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arafat	['a:ra:fa:t]
Candis	KAN-dis	English
Aleks	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Polish
Kavita	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Naldo	-	Italian
Pat	[pæt]