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

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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. Matt Tanielian:

   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.

2. Mariah Carey:

   Darling, nobody needs to listen to that.

3. 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.

4. Ilse Luise Ledermann-Citroen:

   My darling, we are about to depart on our first long journey in a long time.

5. The Gateway Pundit:

   Democrat Darling Pete Buttigieg Accused of Sexual Assault by 21-Year-Old from Michigan.

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