darling

Definition

  • noun: a person you love very much
  • noun: a dearly loved person
  • adjective: dearly loved
  • often used to address someone you love
  • synonyms: favorite, beloved, pet

Examples

  • He told the children a 'darling' [='charming'] story after dinner.

  • Be a 'darling' [='dear, sweetie'] and carry this inside for me.

  • They are the newest 'darlings of' the pop rock world.

Movie quotes

  • (..) We gotta break out of here before we're totally boxed in. Damn it. You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. We need to shift his animosity from his father to his godfather. - Destroy his one positive relationship? - No, repair his relationship with his father... (..)
    2010 Inception