What does darling mean?
Definitions for darling
ˈdɑr lɪŋdar·ling
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word darling.
Princeton's WordNet
darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, duckynoun
a special loved one
Darling, Darling Riveradjective
an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
beloved, darling, dearadjective
dearly loved
Wiktionary
darlingnoun
A person who is dear to one.
darlingadjective
Dear; cherished.
She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.
darlingadjective
charming
Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.
Darlingnoun
An Australian aboriginal language spoken in New South Wales.
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
Darlingnoun
A major river of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, named for Governor Ralph Darling.
Darlingnoun
The Australian aboriginal language Baagandji, spoken along this river in New South Wales.
Etymology: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Darlingnoun
one dearly beloved; a favorite
Darlingadjective
dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite
Etymology: [OE. derling, deorling, AS. derling; dere dear + -ling. See Dear, and -ling.]
Freebase
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
Darling
där′ling, n. a little dear: one dearly beloved: a favourite. [Dear, and dim. suff. -ling = l-ing.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Darling
a tributary of the Murray River, in Australia, now stagnant, now flooded.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'darling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1304
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'darling' in Nouns Frequency: #1657
Anagrams for darling »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of darling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of darling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of darling in a Sentence
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.
Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a person of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment recall
Our darling mother Marie Harmon was a fantastic comedic actress! She never shared her movies with us kids. Had I known the great stock I came from I would have taken myself seriously as an actor, though she gave up the glitz to have us kids she never lost the glamour. A true star to the end and we will miss her beauty and wit every single day.
Darling, I have enemies I've never met. that's fame!
She's a great pick for the tech industry, not because I think she's going to suddenly turn tech back into the darling it once was... but she knows the issues really well. She's no pushover on any of the tough things.
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- حبيبة, حبيبArabic
- любима, любим, скъп, милBulgarian
- estimat, estimadaCatalan, Valencian
- milý, poklad, miláčekCzech
- cariadWelsh
- elskede, DarlingDanish
- Liebling, SchatzGerman
- πολυαγαπημένοςGreek
- karegulo, karegulinoEsperanto
- querido, amada, encantador, amado, querida, darlingSpanish
- دلارام, دلفریب, فریبا, دلنواز, دلبر, نازنین, دلدار, یار, دلرباPersian
- kulta, suloinen, rakas, kultaseniFinnish
- chéri, chérieFrench
- cumannIrish
- luaidhScottish Gaelic
- քաղցր, սիրելի, բարեկամ, թանկագինArmenian
- sayangIndonesian
- kær, elskan, ástkærIcelandic
- tesoro, amore, caroItalian
- יקיריHebrew
- ハニー, 貴方, 愛すべき, 君, ダーリン, スイートハートJapanese
- 달링, 자기Korean
- نازدار, یار, یارهKurdish
- deliciæ, deliciae meaeLatin
- taupuhi, ipoMāori
- sayangMalay
- lieverd, liefje, geliefde, schat, lieve, schatjeDutch
- elsklingNorwegian
- czarująca, czarujący, kochany, kochana, kochaniePolish
- querido, encantador, amadoPortuguese
- dragăRomanian
- любимый, милый, голубушка, возлюбленный, дорогой, душенькаRussian
- gullig, älskling, charmig, bedårande, sötSwedish
- அன்பேTamil
- డార్లింగ్Telugu
- ที่รักThai
- sevgiliTurkish
- коханийUkrainian
- Cục cưngVietnamese
- jilöfäb, hilöfäb, löfik, löfäbVolapük
- ליבלינגYiddish
- 宠儿Chinese
- isinganeZulu
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