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Dictionary: dar·ling   (där'lĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. A dearly beloved person.
  2. One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite: "the pride and vanity of the rich, the darlings of fate" (Mario Puzo).
adj.
  1. Dearly beloved.
  2. Regarded with special favor; favorite: "Metaphysics and poetry . . . are my darling studies" (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
  3. Informal. Charming or amusing: a darling hat.

[Middle English dereling, from Old English dēorling : dēore, dear + -ling, diminutive suff..]


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noun

  1. A person who is much loved: beloved, dear, honey, love, minion, precious, sweet, sweetheart, truelove. Informal sweetie. Idioms: light of one's life. See love/hatred.
  2. One liked or preferred above all others: favorite, pet. Idioms: apple of one's eye. See like/dislike.

adjective

  1. Regarded with much love and tenderness: beloved, dear, loved, precious. See love/hatred.
  2. Given special, usually doting treatment: fair-haired, favored, favorite, pet. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
  3. Giving great pleasure or delight: charming, delectable, delicious, delightful, enchanting, heavenly, luscious. See good/bad, happy/unhappy, like/dislike.

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n

Definition: sweetheart, favorite person
Antonyms: enemy, foe


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Much loved.

pronunciation Of all the girls that are so smart There's none like pretty Sally. She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. — Henry Carey (c.1687-1743), English poet, composer, rumor: wrote words and music of God Save the King from Sally in Our Alley, 1729.

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Darling is a term of endearment of Anglo-Saxon origin, dating from before 900 AD, derived from the Middle English derling and the Old English déorling. It is composed of the root word "dear", and the suffix "-ling", an English diminutive. It is also a surname. See Darling (surname) for a list of people and fictional characters so named.

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References

  1. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.5.

Translations: Darling
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skat, elskede, yndling, øjesten
adj. - kær, elsket, yndig, yndlings-

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefste, lieveling, geliefd, schattig

Français (French)
n. - chéri, bien-aimé (arch), favori, (fig) la coqueluche de, un amour de, un chou, un ange
adj. - chéri, bien-aimé (arch), le plus cher (littér)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Liebling
adj. - lieb, niedlich, herzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγαπημένη/-ος, κανακάρης, χαϊδεμένο παιδί
adj. - αγαπημένος, φίλτατος, αξιαγάπητος

Italiano (Italian)
cocco, tesoro, tesorino, carissimo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - querido/a
adj. - querido/a

Русский (Russian)
милый/милая

Español (Spanish)
n. - querido, querida, preferido, favorito, predilecto
adj. - querido, querida, preferido, favorito, predilecto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - älskling
adj. - gullig, söt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
亲爱的, 可爱的物, 可爱的人, 可爱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 親愛的, 可愛的物, 可愛的人
adj. - 可愛的, 親愛的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사랑스러운 사람[것]
adj. - 사랑스러운, 매력적인, 간절히 바라는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - いとしい人, お気に入りの人, ダーリング, ダーリング川
adj. - 最愛の, すてきな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحبيب, المحبوب (صفه) حبيب, عزيز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם או דבר אהובים או יפים‬
adj. - ‮יקירתי, יקירי, מקסים, נחמד, יקר, אהוב‬


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