動詞 dote:

1. be foolish or senile due to old age
2. shower with love; show excessive affection for

1. Parents who dote on their only child.
   過分溺愛獨生子女的父母
2. Parents often dote on their youngest child.
   父母通常寵愛最小的孩子。

dote

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
dot.ed,dot.ing,dotes
To show excessive love or fondness:
過分溺愛：表現(xiàn)出過分的疼愛或喜愛：
例句：
parents who dote on their only child.See Synonyms at like
過分溺愛獨生子女的父母參見 like

來源：
Middle English doten
中古英語 doten

【引伸】
dot.er
n.（名詞）