- a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
- an affectionate or familiar term of address.
- a person or thing in great favor; a favorite: She was the darling of café society.
- very dear; dearly loved: my darling child.
- favorite; cherished.
- charming; cute; lovable: What a darling baby!
- U.S. political cartoonist.
- a person very much loved: often used as a term of address
- a favourite
- beloved
- much admired; pleasing
- Grace. 1815–42, English national heroine, famous for her rescue (1838) of some shipwrecked sailors with her father, a lighthouse keeper
