Darling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dearly beloved person.
  • n. One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite: "the pride and vanity of the rich, the darlings of fate” ( Mario Puzo).
  • adj. Dearly beloved.
  • adj. Regarded with special favor; favorite: "Metaphysics and poetry . . . are my darling studies” ( Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
  • adj. Informal Charming or amusing: a darling hat.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person who is dear to one.
  • adj. Dear; cherished.
  • adj. charming
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One dearly beloved; a favorite.
  • adj. Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who is very dear; one much beloved; a special favorite.
  • Very dear; peculiarly beloved; favorite; regarded with great affection and tenderness; lovingly cherished: as, a darling child.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. dearly loved
  • n. a special loved one
  • n. an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
  • Equivalent
    loved   
    Antonym
    disliked   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    river   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    favorite    beloved    pet    dear   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Starling    carling    gnarling    marling    quarreling    snarling    sparling    starling   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dear    sir    sweetheart    pet    ma'am    baby    sister    favourite    beloved    mistress