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 (Early High School, N3)
dog, (犬 variant)
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ　ミョウ　ビョウ (Late Jr. High, 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)