darling

Speech parts

1. darling - Noun

2. darling - Adjective

3. darling - Adjective Satellite

4. Darling - Proper noun

Meaning

One dearly beloved; a favorite.

Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dear favorite beloved angel babe ducky dearie love deary honey precious treasure pet cherished sweetheart
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Antonyms

rouge cad Dracula fink rascal imp
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Hypernyms

lover

Hyponyms

chosen mollycoddle macushla

Phrases with the word

Darling's disease Darling lily darling son darling guiding star mother's darling darling child

Anagrams

larding Lingard

Examples

The Devil did grin, for his darling sin Is pride that apes humility. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Can you be happy with the movies, and the ads, and the clothes in the stores, and the doctors, and the eyes as you walk down the street all telling you there is something wrong with you? No. You cannot be happy. Because, you poor darling baby, you believe them. Katherine Dunn

Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling. Anne Rice

Lucille was a darling lady. Probably the finest comedienne in the business. Robert Stack

The winter wind is loud and wild, Come close to me, my darling child; Forsake thy books, and mateless play; And, while the night is gathering grey, We'll talk its pensive hours away;-. Emily Brontë

Better an old man's darling than a young man's slave. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Darley Darley and Menwith Darley Dale darling apple darling boy darling child