Capt Lightning
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- Location
- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I remember that elderly people were often referred to as 'doting'. This originally meant to lose one's mental facilities due to old age. In later times it also came to mean to show (sometimes foolish) affection. It's one of these words that I don't hear these days, but people used to say things like "He's doting on her" - He's madly affectionate towards her or "Never mind him,he's just doting" - he's talking rubbish.
It seemed to be more assumed that as people aged many would go into their "dotage" - I suppose that's what we now call dementia.
It seemed to be more assumed that as people aged many would go into their "dotage" - I suppose that's what we now call dementia.