doting /ˈdəʊtɪŋ/adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Characterized by giving love and affection.doting parents •Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age. noun1 •Excessive fondness; reverence.It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids. — 1851 formsdotings · more doting · most doting