darling

¹

[ dahr-ling ]

noun

1. a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address.
3. a person or thing in great favor; a favorite:

   She was the darling of caf é society.

adjective

1. very dear; dearly loved:

   my darling child.

2. favorite; cherished.
3. Informal. charming; cute; lovable:

   What a darling baby!

Darling

²

[ dahr-ling ]

noun

1. Jay Nor·wood [nawr, -w, oo, d], Ding, 1876–1962, U.S. political cartoonist.

Darling

¹

/ ˈdɑːlɪŋ /

noun

1. DarlingGrace18151842FEnglishPOLITICS: national heroine Grace. 1815–42, English national heroine, famous for her rescue (1838) of some shipwrecked sailors with her father, a lighthouse keeper

darling

²

/ ˈdɑːlɪŋ /

noun

1. a person very much loved: often used as a term of address
2. a favourite

   the teacher's darling

adjective

1. beloved
2. much admired; pleasing

   a darling hat

Other Words From

• darling·ly adverb
• darling·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of darling¹

before 900; Middle English derling, Old English dēorling. See dear ¹, -ling ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of darling¹

Old English dēorling; see dear , -ling ¹

Example Sentences

The county also got a new registrar after Cathy Darling Allen, the only elected Democrat in the county, stepped down because she had heart failure and needed to reduce her stress.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s here for tennis, and when he arrives around noon on Sept. 10 at the Darling Tennis Center, 10 miles northwest of the Strip, it’s 101 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times

Wednesday 24 March 2010 was the day of Alistair Darling’s third Budget, delivered on the eve of an election campaign Labour would go on to lose.

From BBC

The one person she wishes she could "pick up the phone to now" is Alistair Darling, the last Labour chancellor to deliver a Budget - who died last year aged 70.

From BBC

“Terrifier 3” is not a film made by artists — not in the way that so much of this year’s crop is, from “Longlegs” and “Strange Darling” to “The Substance.”

From Los Angeles Times