darling
English
/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/, /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- A person who is dear to one.
- A kind or sweet person; sweetheart.
- An affectionate term of address.
- (by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dereling inherited from Old English dēorling (minion, darling, favorite, also household god) suffix from English dear.
Origin
English
dear
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedear English
- darlinghood English
- darlingly English
- darlingness English
- dear English
- dearest English
- dearheart English
- dearie English
- dearish English
- dearling English
- dearly English
- dearness English
- dearsome English
- dearth English
- dearworth English
- deary English
- endear English
- overdear English
- undear English
- ダーリン Japanese
- dēorling Old English
- dere Middle English
- dereling Middle English
- 達令 Chinese
- 達林 Chinese
- 達玲 Chinese
- 達靈 Chinese