darling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: darling	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for darling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
darling adj dearly loved Synonym(s): beloved, darling, dear n a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky] an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River Synonym(s): Darling, Darling River
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darling \Dar"ling\, a. Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. [bd]Some darling science.[b8] --I. Watts. [bd]Darling sin.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darling \Dar"ling\, n. [OE. derling, deorling, AS. de[a2]rling; de[a2]re dear + -ling. See {Dear}, and {-ling}.] One dearly beloved; a favorite. And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. --Shak.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Darling Ps. 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."