Synonyms for darling
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Noun
1. Dear — often used as an affectionate term of address, a person who is very dear to one
love, dear, sweetheart, sweetie, beloved, baby, babby US, precious, favorite US, favourite UK, pet, honey, lovely, sweet, dearest, little one, dearie informal, babe, sweetie pie, sister, idol, doll, lover, lass
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Definitions
- n. 1
Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
Pass the wine, would you, darling?
Related words
- Word family
- darl darlingly
- Phrases
- media darling
Forms
- Plural
- darlings → loves, dears, sweethearts, sweeties…
Example sentences
- dear My mother has sold everything that is dear to her.
- beloved You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- sweetheart Sami ended up marrying his high school sweetheart.
- sweetie Just seven more days — then I'll see my sweetie again.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| darling | rising | |
| dear | rising | |
| beloved | rising | |
| sweetheart | rising | |
| sweetie | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pet1
- 4 letters
- love1, baby2, dear1, babe1, doll1, idol2, lass1
- 5 letters
- sweet1, honey2, lover2, babby
- 6 letters
- pretty2, sister2, lovely2, dearie
- 7 letters
- beloved2, sweetie2, dearest2
- 8 letters
- favorite3, precious2
- 9 letters
- favourite3
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).