doting

• Her parents - her "other mother" and "other father" - are doting, attentive, catering to her every whim. —  hattiesburgamerican.com -
• Told that it's hard to picture the work-obsessed Brenda as a doting mom, Sedgwick laughed.
• And even when you do know that time is fleeting, as it was for my uncle who had been suffering with congestive heart failure for many long months, that last tick of life's clock always comes as a shock - especially for those most dear, like a doting wife of more than four decades and two loving sons, now reeling in the aftermath of my uncle's passing just hours ago. —  Ruthless in the Suburbs
• The parents in this story are by all accounts doting, conscientious, caring parents that due to a change in routine, stress, distraction, or all of the above, did the unthinkable. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
• But such things actually happen to this kid, who's forced to witness the steady mental decline of his once-doting mother, embodied by Marcia Gay Harden in a performance remarkably free of scenery-chewing mannerisms or Big Movie Moments. —  The Georgia Straight - News And Views

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