Darling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a special loved one

an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɐlˈaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɑːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɑːlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɐlˈaʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dear favourite dearie ducky deary pet favorite beloved Darling River

Parts of Speech

noun	a special loved one
noun	an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
adjective	dearly loved

Word Forms

darling	adjective	dearly loved
favourite	adjective	preferred above all others and treated with partiality
pet	verb	stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
beloved	noun	a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
darling	noun	a special loved one
dear	noun	a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schatz

ein besonderer geliebter Mensch

🇫🇷French

chéri

un être cher spécial

🇪🇸Spanish

querida

un ser querido especial

🇮🇹Italian

Tesoro

una persona amata speciale

🇳🇱Dutch

Schat

een bijzondere geliefde

🇵🇹Portuguese

querido

um ente querido especial

🇷🇺Russian

милый

особенный любимый человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रिय

एक विशेष प्रियजन

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রিয়তম

একটি বিশেষ প্রিয়জন

🇮🇳Tamil

அன்பே

ஒரு சிறப்பு அன்புக்குரியவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రియతమా

ఒక ప్రత్యేక ప్రియమైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रिय

एक खास प्रिय व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રિયતમ

એક ખાસ પ્રિય વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಿಯತಮೆ

ವಿಶೇಷ ಪ್ರೀತಿಪಾತ್ರರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രിയേ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਆਰੇ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

پیاری

ایک خاص پیارا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

亲爱的

一个特别的亲人

🇯🇵Japanese

ダーリン

特別な愛する人

🇰🇷Korean

여보

특별한 사랑하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Người thân yêu

một người thân yêu đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ที่รัก

คนที่รักเป็นพิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

Sayang

orang yang sangat dicintai

🇵🇭Filipino

sinta

isang espesyal na minamahal

🇲🇾Malay

sayang

orang tersayang yang istimewa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محبوب

شخص عزيز خاص

🇮🇷Persian

عزیزم

یک عزیز خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

Canım

özel bir sevilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹתֶק

אהובה מיוחדת

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