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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

D'ARLING, a. Dearly beloved; favorite; regarded with great kindness and tenderness; as a darling child; a darling science.
D'ARLING, n. One much beloved; a favorite; as, that son was the darling of his father.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: dearly loved [syn: beloved, darling, dear] n
1: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
2: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: Darling, Darling River]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name river about 1700 miles (2735 kilometers) SE Australia in Queensland & New South Wales flowing SW into Murray River

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English derling, from Old English d?orling, from d?ore dear Date: before 12th century 1. a dearly loved person 2. favorite <a director who is the darling of the critics> II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. dearly loved ; favorite 2. very pleasing ; charming • darlingly adverb • darlingness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a beloved or lovable person or thing. 2 a favourite. 3 colloq. a pretty or endearing person or thing. --adj. 1 beloved, lovable. 2 favourite. 3 colloq. charming or pretty. Etymology: OE deorling (as DEAR, -LING(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Darling Dar"ling, n. [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Darling Dar"ling, a. Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. ``Some darling science.'' --I. Watts. ``Darling sin.'' --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(darlings) 1. You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much. Thank you, darling... N-VOC [feelings] 2. Some people use darling to describe someone or something that they love or like very much. (INFORMAL) To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine... ADJ: ADJ n 3. If you describe someone as a darling, you are fond of them and think that they are nice. (INFORMAL) He's such a darling. N-COUNT 4. The darling of a group of people is someone who is especially liked by that group. Rajneesh was the darling of a prosperous family. N-COUNT: with poss

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ps. 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

dar'-ling (yachidh, "only," the King James Version margin, "only one"; the American Revised Version, margin, "dear life"): Used poetically for the life or soul (Ps 22:20; 35:17).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Favorite, idol, pet, dear, love, sweet-heart, dear one. II. a. Favorite, beloved, dear, precious, much loved.

Moby Thesaurus

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