doted; doting
1
: to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
2
: to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or affection
—usually used with on
doted on her only grandchild
doter
noun
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doted on her only grandchild
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The doting mom tells PEOPLE that her daughter came across the Halloween decor item one day and has kept it around with her ever since.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Victorian audiences were repelled by Henrik Ibsen’s fatally attractive newlywed who appears to have it all — the fancy house, the doting husband — only to be violently bored.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s left doting parents like Joy disheartened.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
While their Instagram accounts are filled with doting posts about each other, Kwame shared a distressing update about his health in January, revealing that he'd been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Victorian audiences were repelled by Henrik Ibsen’s fatally attractive newlywed who appears to have it all — the fancy house, the doting husband — only to be violently bored.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s left doting parents like Joy disheartened.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
While their Instagram accounts are filled with doting posts about each other, Kwame shared a distressing update about his health in January, revealing that he'd been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Dote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dote. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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dote
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doted; doting
: to be excessive in one's attention or fondness
—usually used with on
doted on their grandchild
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