doting

/ˈdəʊtɪŋ/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

common

VERB + DOTING

keep

DOTING + NOUN

father, parent, parents, yoshiki

PREP.

on, with

ADV.

always

Definitions

adj

Characterized by giving love and affection.

doting parents

Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age.

noun

Excessive fondness; reverence.

It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids.

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Synonyms

adjective — extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

doting parents

Wiktionary

It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids.

Wiktionary

He is not your common doting parent.

Tatoeba · #289291

He was a beloved husband and a doting father.

Tatoeba · #10638700

Mom, you keep doting on Yoshiki. You don't care about me, do you?

Tatoeba · #10674547

As always, you are a doting parent.

Tatoeba · #10724428

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