[doht] 
verb, dot⋅ed, dot⋅ing, noun | 1. | to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually fol. by on or upon): They dote on their youngest daughter. |
| 2. | to show a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age. |
| 3. | decay of wood. |
| dote (dōt) intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child. [Middle English doten.] dot'er n. |