adjective
also doating
Etymology: from present participle of dote (I) , doat
1. : imbecile , foolish ; especially : weak-minded from old age
2. : excessively or foolishly fond : overindulgent
deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
doting mothers end by ruining their children — Hallam Tennyson
• dot·ing·ly adverb
• dot·ing·ness noun -es