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darling
noun as in sweetheart, favorite person
Strong matches
angel, baby, beloved, boyfriend, dear, dearest, dearie, flame, friend, girlfriend, love, lover, pet, sugar, sweetie, treasure, truelove
Weak matches
apple of one's eye, dear one, fair-haired boy, heart's desire, honeybunch, light of my life, one and only, precious
Example Sentences
Amr's grandfather kissed him on the cheek; he said "darling" and patted his chest.
“She would always tell me, ‘Well, darling, nothing is as bad as it seems,’” Kelley said.
Celebs like James Woods and Mel Gibson – not exactly Democratic darlings – have placed blame on California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for the fires, invoking conspiracy theories about planned burns.
Writing on social media, the show's judge called the news "heartbreaking", adding: "My darling The Vivienne, we go back to when I started coming over here to the UK."
Crumbl Cookies may be a social media darling, but its meteoric rise — powered by a unique marketing strategy and eye-catching designs — belies a more complicated reality.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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