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
Gerarda	je-RAHR-dah (Italian)	Italian, Dutch
'Uzziyyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Sumati	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Norwood	['nɔ:.wud]
Wilda	WIL-də	English
Knute	-	Norwegian