(darlings)
1.
You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
Thank you, darling...
N-VOC [feelings]
2.
Some people use darling to describe someone or something that they love or like very much. (INFORMAL)
To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine...
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you describe someone as a darling, you are fond of them and think that they are nice. (INFORMAL)
He's such a darling.
N-COUNT
4.
The darling of a group of people is someone who is especially liked by that group.
Rajneesh was the darling of a prosperous family.
N-COUNT: with poss