darling
[noun]
Synonyms:
- beloved, dear, dearest, love, sweetheart, truelove
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- beloved, adored, cherished, dear, precious, treasured

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I. Dar·ling, Al·is·tair /ˈdɑːlɪŋ, ˈæləsteə $ ˈdɑːrlɪŋ, ˈæləster/
(1953-) a British politician who was given the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown in June 2007. During Tony Blair’s time as Prime Minister, he held several important government jobs including Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (May 2006-June 2007), Secretary of State for Scotland (June 2003-May 2006), and Secretary of State for Transport (May 2002-May 2006). He was elected MP for Edinburgh South West in 2005.

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II. Darling, Grace
(1815–42) a British woman whose father was in charge of a lighthouse (=a tower with a flashing light that guides ships away from dangerous rocks), and who is remembered for bravely rowing (row²) out to sea in a little boat during a storm to save nine people whose boat had sunk

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I. dar‧ling¹ S2 /ˈdɑːlɪŋ $ ˈdɑːr-/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: deorling, from deore 'dear']

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.

3. the 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.

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II. darling² adjective [only before noun]

1. used of someone you love very much:
my two darling daughters

2. spoken used when you think someone or something is attractive:
What a darling little house!

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