noun

  1. dotage.
  2. feeble-minded old man, senile old fool, dotard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
老いぼれ おいぼれ
 
 
老い耄れ おいぼれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)