摘要: Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 8, 2022 is: darling • \DAHR-ling\ • n...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 8, 2022 is:
darling • \DAHR-ling\ • noun
A darling is "a dearly loved person" or "a person who is a favorite."
// The youngest child is the grandparents' little darling.
// The actor is a darling of the entertainment industry in both film and music.
Examples:
"President Tyler met Juliana and David Gardiner later that year during a social occasion. Their daughter Julia became the undisputed darling of the capital." — The News Leader (Clermont, Florida), 30 Mar. 2022
Did you know?
Darling comes from Old English dēorling, which was formed by attaching the Old English suffix -ling ("one associated with or marked by a specified quality") with the adjective dēore, the ancestor of our adjective dear ("regarded very affectionately or fondly," "highly valued or esteemed," "beloved").
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