いとおしがる

いとおしがる【愛おしがる】

〔かわいがりたく思う〕 think tenderly [fondly] 《of…》; dote 《(up)on…》; 〔ふびんに思う〕 feel [be] sorry 《for…》; take pity 《on…》; sympathize 《with…》.

●彼は孫娘をいとおしがり, 彼女の声が聞きたくて毎日のように電話をする. He dotes so much on his granddaughter that he calls up almost every day just to hear her voice.

・息子は捨てられていた小犬をいとおしがって拾ってきた. My son felt sorry for the abandoned puppy and brought it home with him.