darling
darling is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 34 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One dearly beloved; a favorite. And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. Shak.
- 2.Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. "Some darling science." I. Watts. "Darling sin." Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- address
- after
- apple
- captain
- child
- cosset
- crony
- dear
- duck
- eye
- favorite
- fondling
- general
- heart
- honey
- idol
- jewel
- led
- love
- man
- minion
- moppet
- mopsey
- own
- people
- person
- persona
- pet
- princess
- sugar
- sweetheart
- the
- universal
- who
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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