ねこ
猫
かわい
可愛
　
が
　
り

noun, takes する, transitive verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. (endlessly) doting (on someone), (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ねこ
猫
かわい
可愛
　
が
　
り
 猫可愛がり ねこかわいがり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cat
ねこ　ビョウ (9th, N3)
dog(犬) variant
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ　ミョウ　ビョウ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
can, passable, approval
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
love, affection, favourite
アイ　いと.しい　め.でる (4th, N3)
claw radical (no. 87)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)