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darling
1[dahr-ling]
noun
a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
(sometimes initial capital letter), an affectionate or familiar term of address.
a person or thing in great favor; a favorite.
She was the darling of caf é society.
adjective
very dear; dearly loved.
my darling child.
favorite; cherished.
Informal., charming; cute; lovable.
What a darling baby!
Darling
2[dahr-ling]
noun
Jay Norwood Ding, 1876–1962, U.S. political cartoonist.
darling
1/ ˈdɑːlɪŋ /
noun
a person very much loved: often used as a term of address
a favourite
the teacher's darling
adjective
beloved
much admired; pleasing
a darling hat
Darling
2/ ˈdɑːlɪŋ /
noun
Grace. 1815–42, English national heroine, famous for her rescue (1838) of some shipwrecked sailors with her father, a lighthouse keeper
Other Word Forms
- darlingly adverb
- darlingness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of darling1
Example Sentences
Benioff, a one-time darling of the left, has shifted right in recent years, along with other tech titans.
Sparkz is making lithium-iron batteries that don’t use nickel and cobalt — a composition that has long been an industry darling but that depends on imported metals.
Shares of the El Segundo maker of plant-based meats, an investors’ darling a few year ago, collapsed this week to less than $1 after the company wrapped up a deal to reduce its debt burden.
Meanwhile, home prices fared worst in Sun Belt areas that were pandemic-era darlings.
Other media and sports betting sites tweeting about the Bruins’ turnaround from 0-4 to darlings of the college football world prominently featured pictures of the blond-haired assistant coach.
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