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Darling vs Dahling - What's the difference?

darling | dahling |

As nouns the difference between darling and dahling

is that darling is a person who is dear to one while dahling is darling (imitating a posh or pretentious person.

As an adjective darling

is dear; cherished.

As a proper noun Darling

is {{surname|A=An|English and Scottish|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname from darling.

darling

English

Alternative forms

* (informal) *

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is dear to one.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
    • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling , after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 15, author=Felicity Cloake, work=Guardian
    • , title= How to cook the perfect nut roast , passage=If there's such a thing as pariah food – a recipe shunned by mainstream menus, mocked to near extinction and consigned to niche hinterlands for evermore – then the nut roast, a dish whose very name has become a watchword for sawdusty disappointment, is surely a strong contender. One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.}}

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * media darling

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Dear; cherished.
    • She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.
  • charming
    • Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.

    Usage notes

    darlinger is rarely used.

    Anagrams

    * English affectionate terms

    dahling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (as a term of address) darling (imitating a posh or pretentious person)
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 27, author=Alastair Macaulay, title=How Could There Be Ballet Before the Swans Learned to Dance?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=(She seems to be saying to her son, “But dahling , if you don’t marry one of these dreary girls, all these frightful yobs will think you’re gay.”) }}