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Synonyms of darling

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Another word for darling is dear. Other synonyms of darling are precious, dearest, love, babe and pet.

Synonyms and similar words for darling

nounOften used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.

Meaning of darling

  1. noun Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
  2. noun A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
  3. noun A favourite.

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Questions about synonyms of darling

What is another word for darling?
Darling has 97 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dear, precious, dearest, love, babe, pet, sugar-plum and honey.
What does darling mean?
Darling means often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: darling (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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