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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
darling
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Darling, Alistair
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
little
▪ Golding's boys are never without problems and are certainly not described as perfect little darlings.
▪ I know exactly what the poor little darling is suffering.
▪ But don't worry if your little darlings don't take to sailing.
▪ It seems he is indulging in some extra physio with the little darling who runs on with the sponge for Frampton.
poor
▪ Oh, my poor, poor darling.
▪ I know exactly what the poor little darling is suffering.
▪ Just for you and only you, My poor, poor darling.
▪ But in some cases ignorance was bliss. Poor darling would have enough to cope with soon enough.
■ VERB
become
▪ Read in studio Five young men with a passion for music are all set to become the darlings of the pop world.
▪ I was born six months later and immediately became the darling of my doting grandmother.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
my dear/darling/love etc
▪ Anabelle, my dear, you must try some.
▪ Hence my love for film and my desire to make films as a director and... actor.
▪ Oh, and give this bottle of Krug with my love to Charity when you see her.
▪ The measure of my outrage and anger was the measure of my love for you.
▪ Then, my dear Summerlee, it is that most wonderful of devices: a perpetual motion machine!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He's such a darling.
▪ Hello darling. Did you have a good day?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Breeze darling, you really must try to grow up.
▪ But he talked a hell of a fight, and continued to be a comparative media darling.
▪ Coach Barry Switzer is another Dallas darling.
▪ Don't give up hope, my darling.
▪ I know it, old darling.
▪ Oh, my poor, poor darling.
▪ You're a fine woman when you're roused, my darling.
▪ You will, won't you, my darling?
II.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
girl
▪ I feared for you, my darling girl.
▪ The endowment of her darling girl had meant a surprising depletion in her income.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ This is my darling little sister.
▪ Those pants are darling.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
darling

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.

darling

darling \dar"ling\, a. Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. ``Some darling science.''
--I. Watts. ``Darling sin.''
--Macaulay. [1913 Webster] ||

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
darling

Old English deorling "darling, favorite minion," double diminutive of deor "dear" (see dear (adj.)). The vowel shift from -e- to -a- (16c.) is usual for -er- followed by a consonant. "It is better to be An olde mans derlyng, than a yong mans werlyng" (1562).

Wiktionary
darling

a. 1 dear; cherished. 2 charming n. A person who is dear to one.

WordNet
darling
  1. adj. dearly loved [syn: beloved, dear]

  2. n. a special loved one [syn: favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky]

  3. an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: Darling River]

Wikipedia
Darling

Darling is a term of endearment of Anglo-Saxon origin.

Darling or '''Darlin' ''' or Darlings may also refer to:

Darling (2007 Swedish film)

Darling is a 2007 Swedish drama film directed by Johan Kling, about an irresponsible young woman in central Stockholm who befriends an older man. The film was generally well received by critics.

Darling (2007 Indian film)

Darling ( Hindi: डार्लिंग) is a Bollywood horror romantic thriller released in India and the United Kingdom on 7 September 2007. The film, which stars Esha Deol, Fardeen Khan and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles, was directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It was shot in Mumbai, India. The soundtrack was composed by Pritam. The film reportedly grossed Rs. 22 million in the first week.

Darling (surname)

Darling is a surname that may refer to:

Darling (Yui Horie album)

Darling is the sixth album by Yui Horie. It is released on January 30, 2008.

Darling (EP)

Darling is a promotional EP by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was given out free at the launch of Minogue's perfume of the same name, at Harrods on 9 February 2007. It features two album tracks and three lives track from her 2005 Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour.

Darling (2010 film)

Darling is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language family drama film, directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles while Tamil actor Prabhu plays a key role. The music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film was released on 23 April 2010 and has received positive reviews from both critics and the audience. The film was a commercial success at the box office. It was later dubbed in Hindi under the title Sabse Badhkar Hum It was remade into Kannada as Bulbul. and in Bengali as Darling.

Darling (1965 film)

Darling is a 1965 British drama film written by Frederic Raphael, directed by John Schlesinger, and starring Julie Christie with Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey.

Darling was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Christie won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Diana Scott. The film also won the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Costume Design.

Darling (British band)

Darling were a British band from the late 1970s, whose music was a mixture of new wave and pop music. The band's singer, Alice Spring, had been the vocalist of the band Slack Alice on their eponymously titled album of 1974. Drummer Paul Varley had been the percussionist and a founder member of the well-known band Arrows. Vocalist Alice Spring(Alice Barry) and Bassist Mick Howard came from the 70's London RnB + Rock group Slack Alice.

In 1979, Darling released their first and only album, Put It Down To Experience, with Charisma Records.

After the album release, the band broke up. Only the guitarist, the until then unknown Hal Lindes, continued with a musical career of any note – first as a member of Dire Straits and more recently as a soundtrack composer for British television and American movies.

Darling (Eyes Set to Kill song)

"Darling" is a song by American post-hardcore band Eyes Set to Kill from their debut album, Reach. The song was released as the album's second single on September 22, 2009.

There are two music video of the song. The first version was directed by Brittany Bush and featured in their DVD, A Day with Eyes Set to Kill. The second video was released to promote the song and was directed by MOTIONarmy.

Darling (fragrance)

Darling is a women's fragrance from Coty, Inc., and the first perfume to be endorsed by Kylie Minogue, released on 9 November 2006. The perfume was designed by Thierry Wasser from Firmenich. Wasser wanted to create a perfume which reflects the Australian singer: the key notes are Australian sandalwood, star fruit, freesia and Boronia flower.

Darling (2012 film)

Darling is a 2012 Bengali romance film written and directed by Raaj Mukherjee, starring Mayukh Mazumdar, Pamela Mandal and Riya Chanda. The film is produced by Nalin Singh and co-produced by Ajesh Gugnani, and features music scored by Subhayu Bedajna, while the cinematography is by Sandip Sen. This film is the Bengali Remake of the Telugu film Darling starring Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal.

Darling (software)

Darling is a free and open source software application that aims to allow applications designed for OS X to run on the Linux operating system. Darling is a compatibility layer, like Wine. It duplicates functions of OS X by providing alternative implementations of the libraries and frameworks that OS X programs call. This method of duplication differs from other methods that might also be considered emulation, where OS X programs run in a virtual machine.

The project started in Summer 2012 and builds on a previous project, named maloader, which was discontinued due to a lack of time. The developer is testing applications, such as Midnight Commander or The Unarchiver on the layer. So far, the layer has been shown to work with many console apps and some simple GUI apps.

The project relies on GNUstep for the implementation of certain frameworks and provides wrappers on top of common Linux libraries to reuse as much existing open source code as possible.

The project may also support iOS applications in the future.

Darling (2015 Tamil film)

Darling is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film directed by Sam Anton and produced by Allu Aravind and K. E. Gnanavel Raja. The film features composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, in his acting debut, and Nikki Galrani in his Tamil debut in the lead roles, with the former also composing the film's music. A remake of the 2013 Telugu film Prema Katha Chitram, the film was released on 15 January 2015.

Darling (magazine)

Darling is an independent, 100% ad-free, quarterly print women’s magazine with a “no-retouching” policy. A magazine developed upon a foundation of empowerment of women, it claims the slogan, "the art of being a woman. Lauren Conrad, Jennifer Morrison, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Bell, Minka Kelly, and YouTube personality Ingrid Nilsen are among a few people who have been featured in their previous issues. The magazine is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Darling (2015 American film)

Darling is a 2015 American psychological horror film written and directed by Mickey Keating. It stars Lauren Ashley Carter as a young woman who slowly goes insane after becoming a caretaker in a large New York City apartment. It also features Sean Young, Brian Morvant, Larry Fessenden, Helen Rogers, and John Speredakos. It premiered at the 2015 Fantastic Fest and has a planned 2016 release date in the United States.

Darling (1961 film)

Darling'' (German:Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel'', Spanish:Cariño mío) is a 1961 Spanish-West German comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and Hans Grimm and starring Vicente Parra, Marianne Hold and Manolo Morán.

Usage examples of "darling".

Darling, both Arder and I tried terribly hard to tell the others, but we failed.

Every now and then he lugged off to the mountain a great round demijohn of a calabash, and, panting with his exertions, brought it back filled with his darling fluid.

The darling girl came exactly at midnight, noticing the difficulty she experienced in climbing up, and in getting a footing upon the third bale of cotton, I lifted the plank, and, extending my arm as far as I could, I offered her a steady point of support.

I, and that darling little Clunky, will shuttle up to the ShowBiz, Inc.

Without you, darling of my heart, I should have lived without knowing myself, and I wonder whether it is possible for nature to create a woman who could remain insensible in your arms, or rather one who would not receive new life by your side.

This darling of the nouvelle cuisine may well turn up raw in your salad.

Tiretta was now left alone with his darling, who grew more infatuated with her Strephon every day, so well did he prove his love for her.

Not only did they have the great Marcus Antonius, they also had Caesar Divi Filius, who was their sacrificial victim as well as their darling.

We had told our little darling, Of the land of love and light, Of the saints all crowned with glory, And enrobed in spotless white.

It was a lovely warm morning in May, and Lily was a darling to behold -- in a big hat with a wreath of blue flowers, her hair tied with enormous blue silk bows, her short skirts frilled with eyelet embroidery, her slender silk legs, her little white sandals.

Perhaps his mother in heaven was praying her heart out to the Blessed Virgin to watch over her fatherless darling cast adrift upon the world!

Agnes Darling to curl her hair and dress her in a new blue glacé, in which she looked lovely.

When I was dressed, she often gave me the sweetest kisses, calling me her darling child, but whatever wish I had to follow her example, I was not yet bold enough.

Cruel darling, you almost killed me with your violoncello, because, having no idea of your being a musician, I thought you had gone mad, and when I heard you I was compelled to leave the room in order to weep undisturbed.

My darling had told her that I was her cousin, and Laura feigned to believe it.