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To be excessively fond of

Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.

{v} to grow silly or dull, to love extremely
A darling, a cutie
give or grant lands as an endowment
See: Decay
{f} adore, indulge, pamper, spoil; exhibit mental decline due to old age
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An imbecile; a dotard
To act in a foolish manner
shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"
A General term used to denote decay or rot in timber
A marriage portion
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
Natural endowments
be foolish or senile due to old age
shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins" be foolish or senile due to old age
To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel
To act foolishly
to dote
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