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Noun: darling  daa(r)-ling
  1. A special loved one
    - favorite [US], favourite [Brit, Cdn], pet, dearie [Brit, informal], deary [informal], ducky [informal], jo [UK, archaic, dialect], acushla [Ireland], duckie [informal], honeybunch [informal], honeybun [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. Someone who is loved (used as term of endearment)
    - beloved, dear, dearest, honey [informal], love, sweetheart, sugar [informal], baby [informal], duck [Brit, informal], hon [informal]
     
  3. A kind, charming, lovable person
    - angel
Adjective: darling  daa(r)-ling
  1. Dearly loved
    - beloved, dear
Noun: Darling  daa(r)-ling
  1. An Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
    - Darling River

Derived forms: darlings

See also: loved

Type of: lover, river

Part of: Australia, Oz

Encyclopedia: Darling, John