Hypertext Webster Gateway: "darling"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Darling
Ps. 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Darling \Dar"ling\, n. [OE. derling, deorling, AS. de['o]rling;
de['o]re dear + -ling. See {Dear}, and {-ling}.]
One dearly beloved; a favorite.
And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Darling \Dar"ling\, a.
Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and
tenderness; favorite. ``Some darling science.'' --I. Watts.
``Darling sin.'' --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
darling
adj : dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {dear}]
n 1: a special loved one [syn: {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie},
{deary}, {ducky}]
2: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: {Darling},
{Darling River}]
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