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darling

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) darling (noun)
  2. 2) darling (adjective)
  3. Darling (geographical name)
  4. Darling lily (noun)
  5. Darling pea (noun)
  6. Darling plum (noun)
  7. Darling Range (geographical name)
  8. summer's darling (noun)

1dar·ling

noun \ˈdär-liŋ\

Definition of DARLING

1
: a dearly loved person
2
: favorite <a director who is the darling of the critics>
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Examples of DARLING

  1. She was mother's little darling.
  2. <for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong>

Origin of DARLING

Middle English derling, from Old English dēorling, from dēore dear
First Known Use: before 12th century

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Rhymes with DARLING

Darling, starling

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