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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. darling(Noun)

   A person who is dear to one.

2. darling(Adjective)

   Dear; cherished.

   She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.

3. darling(Adjective)

   charming

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

4. Darling(ProperNoun)

   An Australian aboriginal language spoken in New South Wales.

5. Darling(ProperNoun)

   , originally a nickname from darling.

Origin: From derling, from deorling, corresponding to .

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

1. Darling(noun)

   one dearly beloved; a favorite

2. Darling(adj)

   dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite

Origin: [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

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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. Mariah Carey:

   Darling, nobody needs to listen to that.

2. Michele Einhorn:

   OK, darling, no, really, there’s smoke.

3. Joaquin El Chapo Guzman:

   Put it in the hidden compartment, darling.

4. Sana Dabbas:

   Darling, I have enemies I've never met. that's fame!

5. Tallulah Bankhead:

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

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