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darling

/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/DAHR-ling
/ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/DAHR-ling

Meaninglittle dear

Common meaning: a dearly loved person

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdēorling‘favourite’source
  2. Middle Englishdeorlingsource
  3. Middle Englishderlingsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsfavourite → a dearly loved persondarling‘a dearly loved person’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English dēorling ‘favourite’.

Roots

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