The Only Use of
doting
in
Esperanza Rising
- The men and women dressed in their hats and fancy clothes smiled and chuckled at what must have looked like a doting father and two privileged children.
p. 64.9doting = adoring (demonstrating love and uncritical affection)
Definitions:
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(1)
(doting) demonstrating love and uncritical affectionDoting may also imply that the doter tends to hover around the person they love to help attend to any needs.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, in classic literature you may encounter doting in reference to old age -- especially old age leading to diminished mental capacity.