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doting

doting

6.8
Showing very strong love and attention in a way that seems foolish
  • adjective
  • /ˈdoʊtɪŋ/
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  • The doting grandmother showered her grandchildren with gifts and affection during their visit.

These parents who may to the world seem as though they are doting, devoted and invested parents.

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Examples

  • And I turned to acknowledge one of my children, because I'm a doting mother first and foremost, always.

  • He is also a newly doting grandfather.

  • when you are with your most loving parents, however doting and wonderful they were to you,

  • These parents who may to the world seem as though they are doting, devoted and invested parents.

  • These parents who made to the world seem as though they are doting, devoted and invested parents.

  • Becky, my loving wife who isn't pregnant like her doting husband.

  • They continue to fantasize about that, but they are now a family man D'Angelo was the doting grandfather at the time of his arrest.

  • GIVE HER A CHANCE TO PLAY THE DOTING MOTHER FOR A WHILE.

  • As a doting father, he always took the time to attend every school event and support his children.

  • She often spoiled her pet with treats, becoming the doting owner everyone talked about.

Synonyms

loving
vsdoting
454 1.0

A person who shows strong care and warm feelings for someone

is specifically extreme showing excessive attention and foolish devotion
fond
vsdoting
22 3.0

Love someone so much that you spoil them

is even more extreme giving foolish constant attention and love
dovey
vsdoting
  • Informal
5 8.3

Being very loving and sweet in a way that feels too romantic

is more extreme giving constant foolish attention and love
adoring
vsdoting
4 3.1

Showing deep love and admiration for someone or something

is centered on extreme fondness and excessive often foolish attention

Antonyms

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

dispassionate
  • Formal
14 6.7

Not letting strong feelings affect your judgment

How Affectionate

doting
6.8
adoring
4 3.1
affectionate
56 2.2
fond
223 1.0

Surface Forms

doting positive
doter comparative
dotest superlative

Morphology

doting = dote (transparent) = dote + ing

Regular adjectival use of the verb 'dote' with '-ing' forming an adjective meaning 'showing excessive fondness', a standard and predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word doting comes from the old verb dote, which originally meant 'to be foolish' or 'to act silly'. So a doting person shows a kind of 'foolish' love—too much care or attention, which explains why the word means being overly fond of someone.