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4 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Darling Ps 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."
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