1
: a dearly loved person
2
: favorite
a director who is the darling of the critics
darlingness
noun
Examples of darling in a Sentence
Noun
She was mother's little darling.
for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong
Adjective
This is my darling daughter, Sara.
That dress is just darling.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
And the fact that Netflix was a darling of Wall Street encouraged the spending boom that has also up-ended Hollywood.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The original battle site is preserved today by the National Park Service as a darling little plot penned in on all sides by urban Boston.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Colmar marked its 100th anniversary in 2023 conscripting artist and streetwear darling Joshua Vides for its centennial capsule.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
And the fact that Netflix was a darling of Wall Street encouraged the spending boom that has also up-ended Hollywood.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
That was especially the case with Cam Schlittler, the darling rookie of the Wild Card round who shut down the Boston Red Sox to help his squad move on in the postseason.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The original battle site is preserved today by the National Park Service as a darling little plot penned in on all sides by urban Boston.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Darling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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darling
1 of 2 noun
dar·ling
ˈdär-liŋ 
1
: a dearly loved person
Geographical Definition
Darling
geographical name
Dar·ling
ˈdär-liŋ
river 1702 miles (2738 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia in Queensland and New South Wales flowing southwest into the Murray River
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