From en.wiktionary.org:
[Darling]
** English
[2025]
*** Etymology
[en] The [noun] is derived from [en],[1] from [en],[2][3] from [en], from
[en], from [gem-pro] (further etymology uncertain, possibly from [en], or
[ine-pro]) + [gem-pro]. [en].
The [adjective] is from an [attributive] use of the noun.<ref name="OED"/> The
[verb] is also derived from the noun.[4]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [där'lĭng] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [Often used as an affectionate term of address] : a person who is very dear to one.
2. * [chapter=VII]
3. * [page=11]
4. * [lines=109–110]
5. * [poem=The Virgin's Cradle-hymn]
6. * [volume=II]
7. * [page=114]
8. * [volume=I]
9. * [en]
10. * [en]
11. * [en]
12. * [en]
13. * [en]
14. A person who is kind , sweet , etc., and thus lovable ; a pet , a sweetheart ; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
15. * [volume=VI]
16. * [volume=I]
17. * [year=1864]
18. A favourite .
19. * [tome=1]
20. * [act=III]
21. * [page=148]
1. The favourite child in a family .
2. * [para=9]
3. * [part=3]
4. * [poem=Feud]
5. * [chapter=1]
6. [en] A person (often a woman ) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.
7. * [book=2]
8. * [chapter=The Destruction of the Citie and Temple of Jerusalem by the Romanes under the Conduct of Titus]
9. * [page=161]
10. * [en]
11. [en] A royal favourite, the intimate companion of a monarch or other royal personage , often delegated significant political power .
12. * [year=1550]
13. * [issue=21]
**** Alternative forms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Derived terms
{{col3|en |darl<qq:informal> |darlinghood |darlinglike<qq:rare>
|dilling<qq:obsolete except UK, dialectal> |kill one's darlings |media darling
}}
**** Translations
[_often used as an affectionate term of address_ : person who is very dear to
one]
- Albanian: [sq] , [sq]
- Arabic: [ar] , [ar]
- Armenian: [hy] , [hy] , [hy] , [hy]
- Belarusian: [be] , [be]
- Bengali: [bn]
- Bikol Central: [bcl] , [bcl]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [nl] , [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
- Dzongkha: [dz]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo] , [eo]
- Estonian: [et] , [et] , [et] , [et]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl] [term of address] , [gl] [term of address] , [gl] , [gl]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el] , [el]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi] , [hi] , [hi]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Ido: [io]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Ingrian: [izh]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] [never used as a form of address] , [ja] [used by a wife to her husband] , [ja] [rarely used as a form of address] , [ja] [rarely used as a form of address] , [ja] [used by a husband to his wife] , [ja] [rarely used as a form of address]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko] , [ko] , [ko]
- Kurdish:
- Lao: [lo]
- Latin: [la] , [la] , [la] , [la]
- Luxembourgish: [lb] , [lb] , [lb] , [lb]
- Malay: [ms]
- Malayalam: [ml] , [ml]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Norwegian: [no]
- Occitan: [oc]
- Persian: [fa] , [fa] , [fa] , [fa]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl] , [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro] , [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] [to a female] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] [not used as a term of address]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Tamil: [ta]
- Thai: [th]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Volapük: [vo] [to a male] , [vo] [to a female] , [vo] [to a male or female]
- Welsh: [cy]
- Woiwurrung: [wyi]
- Yiddish: [yi] , [yi]
- Zazaki: [zza] , [zza] , [zza]
- Zealandic: [zea] , [zea] , [zea] [to a girl or woman]
- Zulu: [zu]
[trans-bottom]
[person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; animal or thing which is
cute and lovable]
- Finnish: [fi] [adjective]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
[trans-bottom]
[favourite]
*** Adjective
[more]
1. Very dear ; beloved , cherished , favourite .
2. * [year=1596.2]
3. * [sonnet=18]
4. * [section=XVII]
5. * [lines=373–376]
6. * [poem=The Three Graves]
7. * [volume=II]
8. * [volume=I]
9. * [poem=Cyclops]
10. * [volume=I]
11. * [page=334]
12. [en] Very cute or lovable ; adorable , charming , sweet .
13. * [en]
**** Alternative forms
- [en]
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[very dear]
- Belarusian: [be]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Greek: [el] , [el]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi]
- Icelandic: [is] , [is]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Latin: [la]
- Malayalam: [ml]
- Nahuatl: [nah] , [nah] , [nah]
- Occitan: [oc]
- Persian: [fa] , [fa]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Tamil: [ta] , [ta]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr] , [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Volapük: [vo]
[trans-bottom]
[very cute or lovable]
- Bengali: [bn]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- Greek: [el]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi]
- Italian: [it]
- Persian: [fa] , [fa] , [fa]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To call (someone) " darling " _(noun [en] )_ .
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. * [en]
6. * [en]
**** Translations
[to call (someone) “darling”]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
[trans-bottom]
*** References
References:
[1]. [entry=dẹ̄̆reling]
[2]. [entry=deór-ling]
[3]. [pos=n. _[1] and _ adj] ; [pos=n. _and _ adj]
[4]. [pos=v]
*** Further reading
- [2=darling (disambiguation)]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]