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darling1 noundarling2 adjective darlingdar‧ling1 /ˈdɑːlɪŋ $ ˈdɑːr-/ ●●○ S3 noun   darling1Origin: Old English deorling, from deore ‘dear’ - He's such a darling.
- Hello darling. Did you have a good day?
- Breeze darling, you really must try to grow up.
- But he talked a hell of a fight, and continued to be a comparative media darling.
- Coach Barry Switzer is another Dallas darling.
- Don't give up hope, my darling.
- I know it, old darling.
- Oh, my poor, poor darling.
- You're a fine woman when you're roused, my darling.
- You will, won't you, my darling?
someone who is liked more than other people► favourite British /favorite American someone who is liked better, especially by someone in authority, than the others in a group, and who is often treated better: · Admit it, you were always Mom's favourite.· Of all my customers, Sherman was easily my favorite. ► teacher's pet informal someone who is their teacher's favourite student, and who the other students do not like because of this: · By his own account, Huggins was a teacher's pet whose life revolved around his schoolwork. ► blue-eyed boy/girl British informal someone who is treated better than anyone else by their teacher, employer, parent etc, because they think he is perfect and do not notice his faults: · Tom Cruise is Hollywood's blue-eyed boy at the moment. ► the darling of written the person who a group of people like most, for example a political party or people who write for a particular newspaper: · For some strange reason Livingstone became the darling of the right-wing press. ADJECTIVE► little· Golding's boys are never without problems and are certainly not described as perfect little darlings.· I know exactly what the poor little darling is suffering.· But don't worry if your little darlings don't take to sailing.· It seems he is indulging in some extra physio with the little darling who runs on with the sponge for Frampton. ► poor· Oh, my poor, poor darling.· I know exactly what the poor little darling is suffering.· Just for you and only you, My poor, poor darling.· But in some cases ignorance was bliss. Poor darling would have enough to cope with soon enough. VERB► become· Read in studio Five young men with a passion for music are all set to become the darlings of the pop world.· I was born six months later and immediately became the darling of my doting grandmother. ► the darling of something- Reno was the darling of the New York club scene.
- A new bureaucracy, the darling of the administration that establishes it, has a missionary zeal about its function.
- Archibol and Banks were the darlings of the new generation of patriots on the island.
- I was born six months later and immediately became the darling of my doting grandmother.
- In 1986, Dixons was the darling of the City.
- Read in studio Five young men with a passion for music are all set to become the darlings of the pop world.
- Tech is the darling of growth managers.
- The husband is described as a yacht-sailing tycoon who is the darling of the New York tabloid newspapers.
- Viennese-born Stroheim never was the darling of the studios because he was so ruthlessly extravagant.
- Anabelle, my dear, you must try some.
- Hence my love for film and my desire to make films as a director and... actor.
- Oh, and give this bottle of Krug with my love to Charity when you see her.
- The measure of my outrage and anger was the measure of my love for you.
- Then, my dear Summerlee, it is that most wonderful of devices: a perpetual motion machine!
1 spoken used when speaking to someone you love:  Look, darling, there’s Mary.2[countable] someone who is very nice: You really are a darling, Barney.3the darling of something the most popular person or thing in a particular group or area of activity: She’s the darling of the fashion world. |