Synonyms

doting

American

[doh-ting] / ˈdoʊ tɪŋ /

adjective

excessively fond.

doting parents.
showing a decline of mental faculties, especially associated with old age; weak-minded; senile.

Other Word Forms

dotingly adverb
dotingness noun
undoting adjective

Etymology

Origin of doting

First recorded in 1480–90; dote + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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However, Miranda added that the doting mother had "recovered well from her ordeal".

From BBC

We’re a long way from Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post portraits of doting parents taking their rosy-cheeked children to the avuncular family doctor for back-to-school checkups.

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin, from Woodford Green, east London, was described in court as a "doting and loving grandmother" who had mobility issues that left her with a limp.

From BBC

The lawyer said Tipping was an avid outdoorsman and a doting son to both his parents.

From Los Angeles Times

She softens the character’s steely edges, turning a proud and almost rapacious woman into a mere doting mom.

From The Wall Street Journal

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