doting
Lavishing affection upon
Doting describes excessive, uncritical affection—the kind that overlooks faults and indulges every whim.
A doting grandmother spoils her grandchildren.
Doting parents can't see their child's flaws.
The word carries a gentle criticism: the love is real but perhaps blinds the doting person to reality.
Lavish attentive care
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
lenient · soft · humoring · gratifying · overprotective · smothering · fussing · babying
Feeling deep affection
- tenderSoft or sore
- caringShowing kind concern
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
gentle · fond · cherishing · devoted · solicitous · kindhearted · supportive · sentimental
Profound loving regard
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
idolizing · worshipful · lovesick · moonstruck · captivated · swooning · ardent · passionate
pampering
Lavish attentive care
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
permissive · lenient · soft · humoring · gratifying · overprotective · smothering · fussing · babying · mollycoddling
loving
Feeling deep affection
- tenderSoft or sore
- caringShowing kind concern
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
nurturing · gentle · fond · cherishing · devoted · solicitous · kindhearted · supportive · sentimental · attentive
adoration
Profound loving regard
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
besotted · idolizing · worshipful · lovesick · moonstruck · captivated · swooning · ardent · passionate · devoted
grandparent
Parent once removed
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- grandfatherFather's or mother's father
- parentMother or father
mother · father · uncle · aunt · guardian · caregiver · nana · papa · granny · elder
- affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress
- fondnessaffection, liking, fondness, tenderness, caring
- grandparentinggrandma, grandpa, grandchildren, grandchild, granddaughter
- lovingloving, adoring, amorous, caring, cherishing
- soft parentingpermissive, lenient, pampering, coddling, spoiling
- unhealthy attachmentclinginess, codependency, enmeshment, clingy, neediness
dotingunloving
Without affection or warmth
cold · callous · indifferent · cold-hearted · unaffectionate
dotingneglectful
Failing to care properly
negligent · neglect · inattentive · uncaring · abandoning
dotingabominating
Feeling profound disgust toward
loathing · contemptuous · hateful · disdainful · scornful
- doting overShowing excessive fondness