Both Uses of
doting
in
Hillbilly Elegy
- Aunt Wee also had two small children, which gave me three little kids to dote on.†
p. 119.6dote = demonstrate love and uncritical affection
- She was a good mom who doted on her young son.†
p. 128.2 *doted = demonstrated 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.