11r L 16 v (MED - doten) To behave foolishly or irrationally; to do foolish things
To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child
If you say that someone dotes on a person or a thing, you mean that they love or care about them very much and ignore any faults they may have. He dotes on his nine-year-old son. dote on/upon to love someone very much, and show this by your actions
If you say that someone is, for example, a doting mother, husband, or friend, you mean that they show a lot of love for someone. His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"