doze

Usually Mom would doze off at this point, opening an eye to catch only what she found pertinent.

The room was kept in a sort of twilight all day long, and made it pleasant for the new-born baby and his mamma to doze and dream.

And asked me if I would excuse her falling into a doze, for she never felt well without it.

One and then another fell into a doze; Sivert Jespersen also closed his eyes, but not in sleep.

This would suit Kennedy capitally, and musing on the meeting of the morrow, he sank into a doze in the armchair.

When I could not otherwise occupy my mind, I endeavoured to force myself into a doze, that I might have a chance of a dream.