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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Senility; dotage.
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- n. The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
- n. A childlike state in any adult, resulting from mental illness, trauma, or other conditions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. the state of being feeble and incapable from old age.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
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madmouth commented on the word second childhood
senility
June 29, 2009