Definitions for darling
ˈdɑr lɪŋdar·ling

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky(noun)

   a special loved one

2. Darling, Darling River(adj)

   an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River

3. beloved, darling, dear(adj)

   dearly loved

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. darling(Noun)

   A person who is dear to one.

   Etymology: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to .

2. darling(Adjective)

   Dear; cherished.

   She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.

   Etymology: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to .

3. darling(Adjective)

   charming

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

   Etymology: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to .

4. Darling(ProperNoun)

   An Australian aboriginal language spoken in New South Wales.

   Etymology: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to .

5. Darling(ProperNoun)

   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. Darling(ProperNoun)

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

7. Darling(ProperNoun)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Darling(noun)

   one dearly beloved; a favorite

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

2. Darling(adj)

   dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite

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

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Darling

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

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Darling

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

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1. darling

   Song lyrics by darling -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by darling on the Lyrics.com website.

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

Anagrams for darling »

1. larding

How to pronounce darling?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say darling in sign language?

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. Joaquin El Chapo Guzman:

   Put it in the hidden compartment, darling.

2. Gold Derby executive editor:

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

3. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   1. The most terrible thing in love is that it is not given to you in life to know who really is your second half. And even if you find it, then you cannot be sure that your love for all your eternity will love you, as it may simply abandon you because of some trifle. 2. Cupid is a cross-eyed sniper. 3. For many people, love with late ignition. 4. If you have a broken heart, then destiny is going to offer you something better. 5. Love is the blues of sincere feelings. Something that arouses in reality something paranormal, something supernatural. 6. It is love, not friendship, which is the exact opposite of loneliness. They do not understand that everything except love is meaningless, insignificant trifles. 7. In love there is no word I, there is only a word we. 8. Do not confuse love with porn. 9. The image of a loved one is the light in the midst of darkness. 10. When love dies it is as if a person has died, the spirit comes out of his body, this spirit is a memory, a boredom, a memory. It is a life of love after parting, as if life after death. This spirit wanders in your mind, soul, and heart. 11. Love is a beautiful feeling to tears. 13. The more you love a girl, the less you want to have sex with her. You just want to embrace the soul, love the heart and kiss her lips and cheeks. Because love is higher than sex. 14. Love is stronger than fear 15. Everyone is looking for the second half: superiority, someone is a match, and few are the opposite. 16. Sympathy is a bluff, it is almost always the case. Love is a constant feeling of love, an obsession that is only intensified by mutual love. The idea of a loved one does not let you go, she is constantly in your head, and sits there very tightly. 17. Love is two magnets (a man and a woman) that attract each other more and more. Whenever you move them away from each other, the farther you go, the more powerful they are attracted to each other by body and soul. This is the most powerful magnetic force between them, and there is love. 18. When hugging a girlfriend, you need not just hug, you must convey the warmth of love that comes from your soul. What would she feel from this warm sunlight coming from your soul is the merging of souls in love with a single whole. And at this moment maybe you will feel that she presses you to her a little stronger than you her. 19. True love is like two souls merging together, like galaxies facing for centuries. 20. Let the hole in the heart let in the light of true love. 21. True love and friendship, unselfish generosity and forgiveness - these are the main manifestations of higher philosophy. 22. 1. The cause of death of love in love relationships: misunderstanding and misunderstanding. 2. The cause of death of love in marriage: life, money, character. 23. Smart chooses his life partner with the help of: brain and penis. But wise with the help of: heart and soul. 24. Cupid has poisonous arrows. 25. Release all your volley, from your flamethrower of love, into that one and only. 26. Love your beloved powerfully. 27. Lovers of exotic looks, I'm talking about love between nations and races. Such people fall in love much more sincerely and love in bed very hot and passionate rather than representatives of their people. As for most of them, for representatives of your own people, you are something trivial and trivial. 28. Goodness and love are interdimensional, multidimensional spatial forms of philosophy, out of time, this state of harmony in eternity, the key to all worlds and the inner worlds of people both external and hidden. With this vision of thinking, you see everything at once, at the same time deeply and from a height, you see all forms of time as in one palm. 29. Get up now, and forgive the loved one you love so much. 30. Love is when you give up your own egoism and accept that person in your life and you realize that you are not alone in the whole universe. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich 1. Learn to love Parrots, dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, they are all excellent simulators of tenderness, they teach kindness and love. Practice, learn from them to be gentle and sweet, empathetic, caring, faithful, all this will help you in a relationship with the opposite sex. To your soulmate, as often as possible, give affection, kiss, hug, love with your heart and soul, and only then with the genitals. 2. Love is like chewing gum. First you see a bubble of gum, and touching your lips, it tightens to her lips, and molded into a delicious kiss. Its body turns into a chewing gum and you stick to it tightly and you become one, completely turned into chewing gum, chewing gum becomes your single flesh. The fresh aroma of gum as a symbol of unstoppable passion, over time, loses the sweet taste of lust. But the only thing that remains is that it has neither color nor taste - this is love - this is a combination at the level of two eternal souls blinded together. 3. Love is the peace and tenderness of the light of souls, the union of tenderness. From love you fall into a gap in space and time, love outside the dimension is a very special space for two lovers in ordinary reality. 4. Reality is a snowstorm, and you, like a real man, must all your life, warm your darling with your love and care. 5. True love is the cure for lust. And lust is the cure for true love. 6. Never forget what you love your loved one for. 7. All wear the same bodies in the next lives, and feel deja vu. The most romantic guy in the world will say to his beloved: I have won your heart in this life. In the next life, I will find you, and conquer it again. 8. Your loved one is your best thought in all your mind, throughout your whole life. 9. Love is so similar to sex pose 69. 10. Love is a warm, gentle light that gives peace to the soul of a loved one, this divine light of disinterested nobility in the darkness of egoism, this light is priceless. 11. Slippery macho inside you, takes away your true love. 12. Love is a giant star in your own cosmos. Which is located in the center of the universe, which is filled, it is surrounded by everyday garbage, various trifles. 13. Two lovers are two galaxies merged together, merged into the ages. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

4. Tallulah Bankhead:

   I love your gown darling, but your handbag is on fire!

5. Suniya Luthar:

   Darling, it doesn't matter that you didn't make the advanced reading class, but if you don't really believe that, trust me, your kid is going to catch on, and fast.

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