dar´ling|ly

dar´ling|ly
dar|ling «DAHR lihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person or animal very dear to another; person or animal much loved: »

The baby is the family darling.

2. a favorite: »

My sister is my mother's darling.Figurative. Trade, that pride and darling of our Ocean (Emerson).

 SYNONYM(S): pet.
3. Informal. a charming, pleasing, or attractive person or thing: »

That baby is a darling.

–adj.
1. very dear; much loved: »

“My darling daughter,” her letter began. We are all ready for a glowing story about this darling girl (George S. Kaufman).

 SYNONYM(S): beloved.
2. favorite: »

the darling member of the family.

3. Informal. pleasing or attractive: »

Oh, isn't that just the classiest, darlingest coat you ever saw! (Theodore Dreiser).

╂[Old English dēorling < dēore dear + -ling -ling]
–dar´ling|ly, adverb.
–dar´ling|ness, noun.

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