Значення

значень: 6
  1. Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.

    Pass the wine, would you, darling?

    Liebling, Schatz, Schätzchen

    дорого́йdorogój, дорога́яdorogája, ду́шенькаdúšenʹka

    a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

  2. A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.

    The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.

  3. A favourite.

  4. A favourite.

    The favourite child in a family.

    Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother’s darling.

  5. (ширше)A person (often a woman) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.

    a media darling

    a darling of the theatre

  6. (застаріле)A royal favourite, the intimate companion of a monarch or other royal personage, often delegated significant political power.

Приклади

речень: 95
  1. I like it when Tom calls me darling.

  2. I call my sweetheart darling.

  3. I knew you'd come, my darling.

    Я знав, що ти прийдеш, люба. — deniko

  4. My dad is a darling of a man.

    Мій тато — золота людина. — deniko

  5. How about a warm cup of tea to relax, my darling neko?

    Як щодо чашки теплого чаю, щоб розслабитися, мій милий неко? — Ahha

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Походження

The noun is derived from Middle English dereling, derelyng (“beloved person; beloved of Go

The noun is derived from Middle English dereling, derelyng (“beloved person; beloved of God, devout Christian”), from Old English dīerling, dēorling (“favourite, darling; minion”), from Proto-West Germanic *diuriling, from Proto-Germanic *diurijalingaz, from *diurijaz (“beloved, dear; expensive”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“hot, warm; to burn”), or *dweh₂- (“distant, long; to remove, separate”)) + *-ilingaz (suffix forming (diminutive) nouns with the sense of ‘belonging to; coming from’). By surface analysis, dear + -ling (suffix meaning ‘immature; small’).

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Форми

множина: darlings

Синоніми

синонімів: 103
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Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 5

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