- dekiai infatuation, adoration, blind love, doting (on a child)
Used for intense, uncritical affection, often for children or pets, and common in celebrity gossip about overindulged kids.
彼女は息子を溺愛している。
Kanojo wa musuko o dekiai shite iru.
She dotes on her son.
アイドルが飼い犬を溺愛する姿が話題だ。
Aidoru ga kaiinu o dekiai suru sugata ga wadai da.
The idol's doting on her dog is a hot topic.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 盲愛 (mōai), which implies blind, uncritical love, while 溺愛 often just means spoiling.
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