Definitions for darling
ˈdɑr lɪŋdar·ling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Darling

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

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Darling

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

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1. darling

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Anagrams for darling »

1. larding

How to pronounce darling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Gold Derby executive editor:

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

2. Capitol Hill:

   You say hi to them and they'll say,' hey, beautiful' or' hey, darling.' That's just like every day that kind of thing happens, i don't think it's always with mal-intention, but you have these older men who you just see them looking you up and down and I get often -- like, until people have started to get to know me -- people have thought that I was a staffer or they thought that I was a reporter, like it didn't even occur to them that I would be a member of Congress.

3. Donald Trump:

   Unlike those big windmills that destroy everybody's property values, kill all the birds, one day, the environmentalists are going to tell us what's going on with that. And then all of a sudden, it stops. The wind and the televisions go off. And your wives and husbands say :' Darling, I want to watch Donald Trump on television tonight. But the wind stopped blowing and I can't watch. There's no electricity in the house, darling.'.

4. Prince Charles:

   Prince Charles are deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother’s wish, as Prince Charles have sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of Prince Charles communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout. ’’ ( Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images) Prince Charles has long made it clear that he wants Camilla to be known as queen when he ultimately succeeds his mother on the throne. In his message congratulating his mother’s long years of service, Prince Charles thanked her for her support. Back in 2019, True Royalty TV launched a documentary titled.

5. The Gateway Pundit:

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

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=darling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Darling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=darling
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darling
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=darling
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=darling
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Darling
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html