Definition
A person who dotes; someone showing excessive fondness or weakness due to old age.
Etymology
From the present participle of Latin 'dotare' (to dote), with the agent suffix '-ant'. A legal and literary term from medieval times.
Kelly Says
This term appears primarily in old legal documents describing elderly people, and it's a reminder that our language carries historical attitudes about aging embedded in its vocabulary.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتبرع
mu-ta-bre'
DADansk
donator
do-na-tor
DEDeutsch
Dotant
do-tan-t
ELΕλληνικά
δωρητής
do-ri-tis
ESEspañol
dotante
do-tan-te
FISuomi
lahjoittaja
lah-jo-it-ta-ja
HAHA
mai-sadaqa
mai-sa-da-qa
HEעברית
מוּתָרֵם
mu-ta-rem
HIहिन्दी
दानकर्ता
daan-karta
HUMagyar
adományozó
a-do-ma-nyo-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
donatur
do-na-tur
ITItaliano
dotante
do-tan-te
KMKM
អ្នកឧបត្ថម្ភ
a-n-ak-u-bat-tham-ph
MSBahasa Melayu
wakil
wa-kil
NLNederlands
dotant
do-tan-t
NONorsk
donator
do-na-tor
PTPortuguês
dotante
do-tan-te
RORomână
dotator
do-ta-tor
SVSvenska
donator
do-na-tor
TAதமிழ்
தானம்தருபவர்
thaanam-thar-u-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
దానం చేసేవాడు
daanam che-se-va-du
THไทย
ผู้บริจาค
phoo bri-chaak
TRTürkçe
dotasyon
do-ta-syon
UKУкраїнська
доно́р
do-nor
VITiếng Việt
người tặng
nguoi tang
ZUZU
umthengisi
u-m-then-g-isi