What is the meaning of doting?

verb

  • Be foolish or senile due to old age.
  • Shower with love; show excessive affection for.
    • usage: "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"

adjective

  • Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent.
    • usage: "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
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