Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - darling

~1 n 1 a way of speaking to someone that you love  (Hurry up, darling.) 2 someone who seems very nice, generous, friendly etc  (He's such a darling.) 3 the darling of the most popular person in a particular group or area of activity  (She's the darling of the fashion world.) ~2 adj only before noun spoken used when you love someone or something very much, or when you think something is very attractive  (My two darling daughters. | What a darling little house!)