darling

🇺🇸 /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
noun
R

a name for someone you love

Good morning, my darling, I made you breakfast.

R

a very kind and friendly person

Thank you for helping me, you're a real darling.

R

a person who is very popular and well-liked

The new singer quickly became the darling of music fans everywhere.

adjective
R

very loved and special

This is a photo of my darling grandmother when she was young.

R

very cute and pleasing to look at

Look at that darling puppy playing in the garden!

translation

n. a name for someone you love; a very kind and friendly person; a person who is very popular and well-liked
adj. very loved and special; very cute and pleasing to look at

Word Forms

Plural darlings