DARLING
ADJECTIVES
1852 — DOTEY dear, darling; lovable, sweet, cute
NOUNS, PERSON
1240 — DRUT darling, love, friend → obs.
1290 — SWEETHEART a term of endearment; darling
1300 — HEART a darling; a sweetheart; often used as a form of address
1300 — ONING a darling → obs.
1300 — SWEETING a beloved person; dear one, darling, sweetheart; a term of endearment → arch.
1375 — HONEY darling, sweetheart; a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection colloq.
1386 — PIGSNEY a darling, a pet; a term of endearment; generally applied to a girl or a woman; rarely applied to a man or boy (obs. now for this use) → arch. exc. Eng. dial.
1400 — FEDDLE a darling, a pet, a favourite; one who is made much of → obs.
1460 — HEART-ROOT a darling, a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one; also, a term of endearment → obs.
1520 — TIDLING a darling, a pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1525 — MOUSE a darling; a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment, esp. for a woman
1529 — NOBS a darling → obs.
1540 — PRICK a term of endearment for a man; darling, sweetheart → colloq., obs.
1548 — BULLY darling, sweetheart; later applied only to men, implying friendly admiration: good friend; fine fellow → obs.
1548 — MULLY a term of endearment to a woman; darling, sweetheart → obs.
1565 — MOPS — MOPSE a darling; often as a term of endearment → obs.
1582 — MOPSEY — MOPSIE — MOPSY a darling, a sweetheart; often as a term of endearment
1584 — DILLING a darling or favourite child, a pet; the youngest of the family; a term of endearment → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1601 — DEARING a darling → obs.
1601 — MOPPET a darling, a favourite, a pet; often as a term of endearment
1606 — LOVELING a dear or lovely creature; a darling; a term of endearment; also, a young lover
1611 — DANDLING a darling, a pet, a spoiled child; a dandled child → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1663 — DOTEY a dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite; often used as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child
1676 — DAUTIE — DAWTIE — DAWTY a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1684 — BABY a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women → colloq.
1684 — LOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart. a darling
1697 — DANDILLY a darling, a pet; a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance → Sc.
1715 — DEARLING a darling, a pet, a favourite → obs.
1724 — HINNEY — HINNIE — HINNY darling, sweetheart → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1809 — DOTE a dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite; often used as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child → Ireland
1816 — COSSET a spoiled child or pet; a favourite, a darling → Amer. dial.
1840 — MY CABBAGE a sweetheart; a darling; often as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address
1846 — QUERIDA a sweetheart, darling
1848 — MINNOCK a darling, a favourite (Bk.)
1867 — DALLY-LAW a darling → Eng. dial.
1890 — DOU-DOU a term of endearment, esp. to a woman or a child; sweetie, darling → Caribbean
1892 — PRECIOUS a darling, a sweetheart; a dearly beloved or loved one → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1895 — HONEY BUN darling, sweetheart; a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection → colloq.
1895 — TOOTS darling, sweetheart → colloq., chiefly US
1895 — TOOTSIE — TOOTSY darling, sweetheart → colloq., chiefly US
1896 — MY LITTLE CABBAGE a sweetheart; a darling; often as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address
1900 — FANT a darling → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1900 — GILLIVER a darling; a sweet child → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — HONEY BUNCH darling, sweetheart; a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection → colloq.
1900 — PUMPKIN a term of endearment, a sweetheart, a darling → orig. US
1907 — DAUT a darling → Sc.
1908 — BABY DOLL darling, sweetheart → Amer. sl.
1918 — MOCHREE darling, my dear; a term of endearment → Sc.
1930 — JOE a darling, a sweetheart; a term of endearment → Amer. dial.
1949 — BABYCAKES darling, sweetheart, dear
1967 — CAKES darling, sweetheart; usually in direct address → Amer. sl.
1967 — CAKIE darling, sweetheart; usually in direct address → Amer. sl.
1968 — BOOPSIE a darling, a sweetheart → Amer. dial.
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