What does darling mean?

Definitions for darling
ˈdɑr lɪŋdar·ling

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word darling.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, duckynoun

    a special loved one

  2. Darling, Darling Riveradjective

    an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River

  3. beloved, darling, dearadjective

    dearly loved

Wiktionary

  1. darlingnoun

    A person who is dear to one.

  2. darlingadjective

    Dear; cherished.

    She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.

  3. darlingadjective

    charming

    Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.

  4. Darlingnoun

    An Australian aboriginal language spoken in New South Wales.

  5. Darlingnoun

    An English and Scottish surname, originally a nickname from darling.

    Richard and David Darling, founders of Codemasters, a multimillion-pound computer game company, dropped out of school aged 15 and 16 to write computer games

  6. Darlingnoun

    A major river of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, named for Governor Ralph Darling.

  7. Darlingnoun

    The Australian aboriginal language Baagandji, spoken along this river in New South Wales.

  8. Etymology: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Darlingadjective

    Favourite; dear; beloved; regarded with great kindness and tenderness.

    Etymology: deorling, Sax.

    ’Tis not for a generous prince to countenance oppression and injustice, even in his most darling favourites. Roger L'Estrange.

    Have a care lest some beloved notion, or some darling science, too far prevail over your mind. Isaac Watts, Improvement.

  2. Darlingnoun

    A favourite; one much beloved.

    Young Ferdinand they suppose is drown’d,
    And his and my lov’d darling. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    In Thames, the ocean’s darling, England’s pride,
    The pleasing emblem of his reign does glide. Charles Montagu.

    She immediately became the darling of the princess Sophia. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 21.

ChatGPT

  1. darling

    Darling can be defined as an affectionate term used to refer to someone dearly loved or cherished. It is often used to express endearment, fondness, or adoration towards a person, typically a romantic partner, child, or beloved friend.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Darlingnoun

    one dearly beloved; a favorite

  2. Darlingadjective

    dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite

  3. Etymology: [OE. derling, deorling, AS. derling; dere dear + -ling. See Dear, and -ling.]

Wikidata

  1. Darling

    Darling is a 1965 British drama film written by Frederic Raphael, directed by John Schlesinger, and starring Julie Christie with Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey. Darling was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Christie won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Diana Scott. The film also won the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Costume Design.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Darling

    där′ling, n. a little dear: one dearly beloved: a favourite. [Dear, and dim. suff. -ling = l-ing.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Darling

    a tributary of the Murray River, in Australia, now stagnant, now flooded.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DARLING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Darling is ranked #1904 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Darling surname appeared 18,879 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Darling.

    87.1% or 16,449 total occurrences were White.
    7.2% or 1,359 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 451 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 368 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 125 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 125 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'darling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1304

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'darling' in Nouns Frequency: #1657

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of darling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of darling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of darling in a Sentence

  1. Oliver Herford:

    Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a person of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment recall

  2. Billene Seyoum:

    The prime minister need not be a darling of the west, east, south or north, it is sufficient that he stands for the people of Ethiopia and the development of the nation.

  3. Michael Lohan:

    Today, on TMZ, my darling daughter Lindsay was asked for a comment in response to me saying, "Samantha is on drugs!" Lindsay’s only response was, 'look at him!'"I'm Not Obsessed: Michael Lohan Has A Lot to Say (December 27, 2008)7

  4. Marylin Zuniga:

    Marylin Zuniga, a first-year teacher who drew widespread condemnation for assigning Marylin Zuniga young charges the task of writing to Mumia Abu-Jamal, was canned at the meeting of the Orange Board of Education, the Star-Ledger of Newark reported. Even when I heard that the letters were written... because of compassion, you could've written to somebody in a nursing home. - Gloria Stewart, Orange Board of Education, NJ resident Marylin Zuniga, who taught at Forest Street Elementary School, told board members prior to their hasty vote to can Marylin Zuniga that Marylin Zuniga has broad support from around the country, the newspaper reported. There's people around the nation who support me, who believe I need to be reinstated and I believe that I need to be reinstated, my students need me in the classroom. My students have requested that I come back to the classroom. Abu-Jamal, a 61-year-old serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, is a self-styled poet who became a darling of celebrities and activists while on death row. His sentence was later commuted to life without parole, and he was suffering from complications from diabetes when Marylin Zuniga assigned the task. The vote to fire Zuniga occurred after several hours of public speakers, many of whom praised Zuniga for teaching Marylin Zuniga students to have compassion for a man who killed a police officer. Abu-Jamal killed Daniel Faulkner during a routine traffic stop of Abu-Jamal’s brother. At trial, several witnesses reported seeing Abu-Jamal kill Daniel Faulkner, and two witnesses said Abu-Jamal confessed to the killing, saying, I shot the mother --- er, and I hope the mother --- er dies. Although the abrupt vote left meeting attendees unsure of what had happened, Orange Board of Education Superintendent Ronald Lee confirmed that Marylin Zuniga was fired in an email to the Star-Ledger. As this is a personnel issue, I have no further comments on this matter, Orange Superintendent Ronald Lee wrote. Zuniga’s attorney, Alan Levine, told the newspaper Marylin Zuniga is now considering legal action to challenge Marylin Zuniga firing. Several speakers at the meeting, including Essex County Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake, praised Marylin Zuniga.

  5. Gold Derby executive editor:

    It's the big commercial hit, 'American in Paris' versus the small, critical darling, 'Fun Home,'.

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