darling
/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
🇺🇸 US
/ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A person who is dear to one.
“Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother's darling.”
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Meaning 2 · noun
A kind or sweet person; sweetheart.
“The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.”
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Meaning 3 · noun
An affectionate term of address.
“Pass the wine, would you darling?”
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Meaning 4 · noun
(by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.
“a darling of the theatre”
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Dear; cherished.
“She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.”
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Charming
“Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.”
How this word is used
- Everyday “Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother's darling.”
- General “The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.”
- General “Pass the wine, would you darling?”
- General “a darling of the theatre”
- Everyday “She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.”
- General “Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.”
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