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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
darling \dar"ling\, noun [OE. derling, deorling, AS. de['o]rling; de['o]re dear + -ling. See {Dear}, and {-ling}.] One dearly beloved; a favorite.
And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
darling \dar"ling\, adjective Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. ''Some darling science.'' --I. Watts. ''Darling sin.'' --Macaulay. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
darling
adjective: dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {dear}]
noun
1: a special loved one [syn: {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
2: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: {Darling River}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
102 Moby Thesaurus words for "darling": admired, adorable, adored, alluring, ambrosial, angel, attractive, babe, baby, baby-doll, bairn, beloved, beloved object, bewitching, buttercup, charming, cherished, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, child, chit, cosset, crush, dear, dear one, dearly beloved, deary, delectable, delicious, doll, duck, duckling, enchanting, engaging, esteemed, favorite, fetching, flame, fondling, heavenly, held dear, hon, honey, honey bunch, honey child, idol, innocent, jewel, kid, kitten, lamb, lambkin, light of love, little bugger, little fellow, little guy, little innocent, little one, little tad, little tot, love, loved, loved one, lovely, lover, luscious, lush, matinee idol, minion, mite, nipper, offspring, peewee, pet, petkins, pleasing, popular, precious, precious heart, preference, prized, revered, scrumptious, shaver, snookums, spoiled child, sugar, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetkins, sweets, tad, tot, treasured, truelove, wee tot, well-beloved, well-liked, white-haired, yummy
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Darling Ps. 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."
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