A person who is very dear to another; the object of a person's love; one dearly loved. Commonly used as a term of endearing address.
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] (78) darlingc888 A person who is very dear to another; the object of a person's love; one dearly loved. Commonly used as a term of endearing address. the apple of a person's eyeeOE More fully apple of the eye. figurative and in extended use. Originally: the type of something precious. In later use chiefly the apple of a person'… lief971 absol. quasi-n. A beloved, a dear one; a friend, sweetheart, mistress; occasionally a wife. Similarly in the comparative, one who is dearer. Obsolete. light of one's eye(s)OE light of one's eye(s): (applied to) a person that someone loves above all others. lovedOE A beloved person; (also) beloved people as a class. Usually with the or possessive. my lifelOE my life (in Old English mīn līf): (a form of affectionate address used to) a person who or thing which is regarded as the animating principle of… lovec1225 A person who is beloved of another, esp. a sweetheart (cf. true love, n. 4a); also (rare) in extended use of animals. Cf. lady-love, n. 1. druta1240 Darling, love, friend. chere1297 Dear. Of persons. Also as n. sweetc1330 A beloved person, darling, sweetheart. (Cf. sweet, adj. 8c) popelotc1390 A pet, a sweetheart; a young girl, a poppet. likinga1393 A person who is loved or liked by another. Also with possessive adjective as a form of address to a loved one. Obsolete. oninga1400 An only one; a darling. onlepya1400 A single one, an only one; a beloved. belovedc1430 A person who is (dearly) loved, a loved one; (also) beloved people as a class. Frequently with possessive adjective. well-beloved1447 A dearly loved person. Chiefly with possessive adjective. heart-rootc1460 A sweetheart, a darling. Chiefly with possessive adjective. Also as a term of endearment. Obsolete. deara1500 = Dear one, darling. delicate1531 A person who gives or inspires delight; a joy. Obsolete. rare. belove1534 A person who is (dearly) loved, a loved one; = beloved, n. leefkyn1540 = ‘Darling’. one and only1551 one and only: (occasionally with hyphen) consisting of one only, unique among its kind; inimitable, unrepeatable. In later use also as n.: a… fondling1580 A person who or thing which is fondly loved or caressed. Now rare. dearing1601 Darling. precious1602 A dear one, darling. Frequently with possessive adjective and as a form of address. loveling1606 A dear or lovely creature; a darling (frequently as a term of endearment) (cf. lovely, n.); (also) a young lover. dotey1663 A dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite. Often as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child. lovee1753 A person who is loved; a recipient of love. passion1783 concrete. An object of love or sexual desire. Obsolete. rare. mavourneen1800 Usually as vocative: ‘my darling’. dote1809 Irish English. A dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite. Often as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child. Cf. dotey, n. treasure1844 transferred and figurative. Anything valued and preserved as precious; also of a person, a ‘jewel’, ‘gem’ (colloquial); also as an affectionate… seraph1853 figurative. A seraphic person, an ‘angel’. sloe1884 transferred. The apple of one's eye. darlint1888 = darling, n.1 1. asthore1894 My treasure; (my) darling. darl1930 = darling, n.1 1a. Subcategories:— state or condition of being a favourite (28) — loved thing (2) — brilliant centre of admiration (2) — beloved child (3) — symbol of excessive mother-child devotion (1) — worship or idolization of children (2) — action of endearing (2) — treating as a minion (1) |
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