"darling" meaning in English

See darling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-darling.ogg Forms: more darling [comparative], darlinger [comparative, rare], most darling [superlative], darlingest [superlative]
enPR: där'lĭng [General-American] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English derelyng, from Old English dīerling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”), corresponding to dear + -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|derelyng}} Middle English derelyng, {{inh|en|ang|dīerling||darling, favorite, minion; also household god}} Old English dīerling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”), {{suffix|en|dear|ling}} dear + -ling Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er|comp2_qual=rare}} darling (comparative more darling or (rare) darlinger, superlative most darling or darlingest)
  1. Dear; cherished. Categories (topical): People Translations (dear, cherished): лю́бы (ljúby) [masculine] (Belarusian), любим (ljubim) (Bulgarian), мил (mil) (Bulgarian), скъп (skǎp) (Bulgarian), estimat (Catalan), rakas (Finnish), chéri [masculine] (French), chérie [feminine] (French), λατρεμένος (latreménos) [masculine] (Greek), πολυαγαπημένος (polyagapiménos) [masculine] (Greek), יַקִּיר (yaqqír) [masculine] (Hebrew), kær [masculine] (Icelandic), ástkær [masculine] (Icelandic), muirneach (Irish), caro (Italian), mellītus (Latin), പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട (priyappeṭṭa) (Malayalam), necuhtliyollotl (Nahuatl), tlazohtli teōtl (Nahuatl), notlazohtla (Nahuatl), carit (Occitan), نازنین (nâzanin) (Persian), دلنواز (delnavâz) (Persian), querido (Portuguese), amado (Portuguese), drag (Romanian), iubit (Romanian), scump (Romanian), дорого́й (dorogój) (Russian), люби́мый (ljubímyj) (Russian), ми́лый (mílyj) (Russian), ionmhainn (Scottish Gaelic), milovaný (Slovak), querido (Spanish), amado (Spanish), sevgili (Turkish), biricik (Turkish), canım (Turkish), löfik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-darling-en-adj-xLZtf0-N Disambiguation of People: 25 19 14 0 9 12 4 17 Disambiguation of 'dear, cherished': 95 5
  2. Charming, very cute. Translations (charming): দিলরুবা (dilruba) (Bengali), estimat (Catalan), suloinen (Finnish), χαριτωμένος (charitoménos) [masculine] (Greek), caro (Italian), فریبا (faribâ) (Persian), دلفریب (delfarib) (Persian), دلربا (delrobâ) (Persian), czarujący [masculine] (Polish), czarująca [feminine] (Polish), encantador (Portuguese), încântător (Romanian), drăguț (Romanian), очарова́тельный (očarovátelʹnyj) (Russian), ми́лый (mílyj) (Russian), zlatý (Slovak), encantador (Spanish), gullig (Swedish), söt (Swedish), bedårande (Swedish), charmig (Swedish), hoş (Turkish), tatlı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-darling-en-adj-SNYoPa8s Disambiguation of 'charming': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darlin' [informal], dearling Derived forms: darlingly, darlingness

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-darling.ogg Forms: darlings [plural]
enPR: där'lĭng [General-American] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English derelyng, from Old English dīerling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”), corresponding to dear + -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|derelyng}} Middle English derelyng, {{inh|en|ang|dīerling||darling, favorite, minion; also household god}} Old English dīerling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”), {{suffix|en|dear|ling}} dear + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} darling (plural darlings)
  1. A person who is dear to one. Translations (person who is dear to one): loke [feminine] (Albanian), loc [masculine] (Albanian), حَبِيب (ḥabīb) [masculine] (Arabic), حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) [feminine] (Arabic), սիրելի (sireli) (Armenian), թանկագին (tʻankagin) (Armenian), քաղցր (kʻaġcʻr) (Armenian), բարեկամ (barekam) (Armenian), лю́бы (ljúby) [masculine] (Belarusian), лю́бая (ljúbaja) [feminine] (Belarusian), দিলরুবা (dilruba) (Bengali), padangat (Bikol Central), padaba (Bikol Central), любим (ljubim) [masculine] (Bulgarian), любима (ljubima) [feminine] (Bulgarian), estimat [masculine] (Catalan), estimada [feminine] (Catalan), نازدار (nazdar) (Central Kurdish), یار (yar) (Central Kurdish), یارە (yare) (Central Kurdish), 親愛的 (Chinese Mandarin), 亲爱的 (qīn'ài de) (Chinese Mandarin), 寶貝 (Chinese Mandarin), 宝贝 (bǎobèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 心肝寶貝 (Chinese Mandarin), 心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 心肝 (xīngān) (Chinese Mandarin), milý (Czech), miláček (Czech), poklad (Czech), zlato (Czech), elskede [common-gender] (Danish), schat [masculine] (Dutch), schatje [neuter] (Dutch), geliefde (Dutch), lieverd (Dutch), lieve (Dutch), liefje [neuter] (Dutch), སྙིང་སྡུག (snying sdug) (Dzongkha), karulino [feminine] (Esperanto), karegulo (Esperanto), karegulino (Esperanto), kullake (Estonian), kallike (Estonian), kullakene (Estonian), kallikene (Estonian), rakas (Finnish), kulta (Finnish), kultanen (Finnish), chéri [masculine] (French), chérie [feminine] (French), amor (Galician), rula [feminine] (Galician), tesouro [masculine] (Galician), meu ben (english: addressing) (Galician), meu rei (english: addressing) [masculine] (Galician), ახლობელი (axlobeli) (Georgian), Liebling [masculine] (German), Schatz [masculine] (German), Schätzchen [neuter] (German), αγάπη (agápi) [feminine] (Greek), λατρεία (latreía) [feminine] (Greek), יַקִּיר (yaqqír) [masculine] (Hebrew), drágám (Hungarian), édesem (Hungarian), szívem (Hungarian), kicsim (Hungarian), elskan [feminine] (Icelandic), sayang (Indonesian), kultoin (Ingrian), ainsín [masculine] (Irish), carán [masculine] (Irish), craobhóg [feminine] (Irish), craoibhín [masculine] (Irish), cumann [masculine] (Irish), dílseog [feminine] (Irish), gealghrá [masculine] (Irish), grianán [masculine] (Irish), leanbán [masculine] (Irish), leannán [masculine] (Irish), leoinín [masculine] (Irish), maoinín [masculine] (Irish), meanmarc [feminine] (Irish), muirnín [masculine] (Irish), rúnach [feminine] (Irish), rúnsearc [feminine] (Irish), úillín [masculine] (Irish), tesoro [masculine] (Italian), amore [masculine] (Italian), 愛すべき (aisubeki) (note: never used as a form of address) (alt: あいすべき) (Japanese), ダーリン (dārin) (Japanese), スイートハート (swītohāto) (Japanese), ハニー (hanī) (note: these words are rarely used in Japan as a form of address) (Japanese), 貴方 (anata) (note: wife to husband, "you") (alt: あなた) (Japanese), (kimi) (note: husband to wife, "you") (alt: きみ) (Japanese), 자기 (jagi) (Korean), 자기야 (jagiya) (Korean), 달링 (dalling) (Korean), 여보 (yeobo) (Korean), deliciae [feminine, plural] (Latin), mel (english: la) [neuter] (Latin), meum mel [neuter] (Latin), animulus [masculine] (Latin), zlato [neuter] (Latin), srce [neuter] (Latin), Liibling [masculine] (Luxembourgish), Schazi (Luxembourgish), Häerzi (Luxembourgish), Fiffi [masculine] (Luxembourgish), sayang (Malay), പ്രിയതമൻ (priyatamaṉ) [masculine] (Malayalam), പ്രിയതമ (priyatama) [feminine] (Malayalam), taupuhi (Maori), ipo (Maori), kōmata (Maori), ate (Maori), paruhi (Maori), elskling [masculine] (Norwegian), دلدار (deldâr) (Persian), دلارام (delârâm) (Persian), دلبر (delbar) (Persian), یار (yâr) (Persian), kochany [masculine] (Polish), kochana [feminine] (Polish), kochanie [neuter] (Polish), droga [feminine] (Polish), drogi [masculine] (Polish), querido [masculine] (Portuguese), querida [feminine] (Portuguese), drag [masculine] (Romanian), dragă [feminine] (Romanian), iubit [masculine] (Romanian), iubită [feminine] (Romanian), возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj) [masculine] (Russian), возлю́бленная (vozljúblennaja) (note: not used as a form of address) [masculine] (Russian), дорого́й (dorogój) [masculine] (Russian), дорога́я (dorogája) [feminine] (Russian), люби́мый (ljubímyj) [masculine] (Russian), люби́мая (ljubímaja) [feminine] (Russian), ду́шенька (dúšenʹka) [feminine] (Russian), голу́бушка (golúbuška) [feminine] (Russian), ми́лый (mílyj) (Russian), ми́лая (mílaja) [feminine] (Russian), luaidh [feminine, masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), eudail [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), duša [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), miláčik (Slovak), querido [masculine] (Spanish), querida [feminine] (Spanish), amado [masculine] (Spanish), amada [feminine] (Spanish), älskling [common-gender] (Swedish), raring (Swedish), ที่รัก (tîi-rák) (Thai), sevgili (Turkish), sevdicek (Turkish), löfäb [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilöfäb [masculine] (Volapük), jilöfäb [feminine] (Volapük), cariad [masculine] (Welsh), ליבלינג (libling) [masculine] (Yiddish), ליובע (lyube) [feminine] (Yiddish), sinayer [common-gender] (Zazaki), waşter [common-gender] (Zazaki), yar (diq) [common-gender] (Zazaki), lieven [masculine] (Zealandic), lieve [feminine] (Zealandic), liefje (note: used towards women and girls) [neuter] (Zealandic), isingane [class-7, class-8] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-darling-en-noun-Mockgt~1 Disambiguation of 'person who is dear to one': 65 10 3 4 4 14
  2. A kind, sweet, or lovable person; sweetheart.
    Sense id: en-darling-en-noun-N-IfRe1E
  3. An affectionate term of address. Synonyms: sweetheart
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  4. A favourite.
    (obsolete) A royal favourite, the intimate companion of a king or other royal personage, often delegated significant political power.
    Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-darling-en-noun-wp3yrN-X
  5. A favourite.
    The favourite child in a family.
    Sense id: en-darling-en-noun-DUM-0O4k
  6. A favourite.
    (by extension) A person or thing, now often a woman, who is very popular with a given group of people.
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-darling-en-noun-gy6e3SYr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darlin' [informal], dearling Derived forms: darlinghood, kill one's darlings, media darling

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "loke"
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          "word": "քաղցր"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "barekam",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "բարեկամ"
        },
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ljúby",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "лю́бы"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ljúbaja",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "лю́бая"
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "dilruba",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "দিলরুবা"
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          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "padangat"
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          "roman": "ljubim",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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          "word": "любим"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ljubima",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "estimat"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "estimada"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "親愛的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qīn'ài de",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "亲爱的"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "寶貝"
        },
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          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bǎobèi",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "宝贝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "心肝寶貝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xīngān bǎobèi",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "心肝宝贝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xīngān",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "心肝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "milý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "miláček"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "poklad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "zlato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "elskede"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "schat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "schatje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "geliefde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "lieverd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "lieve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "liefje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "dz",
          "lang": "Dzongkha",
          "roman": "snying sdug",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "སྙིང་སྡུག"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "karulino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "karegulo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "karegulino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kullake"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kallike"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kullakene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kallikene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "rakas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kulta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kultanen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chéri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chérie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "amor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tesouro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "gl",
          "english": "addressing",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "meu ben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "gl",
          "english": "addressing",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "meu rei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "axlobeli",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "ახლობელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Liebling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Schatz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Schätzchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "agápi",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αγάπη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "latreía",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "λατρεία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yaqqír",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "יַקִּיר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "drágám"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "édesem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "szívem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kicsim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "elskan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "sayang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kultoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ainsín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "carán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "craobhóg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "craoibhín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cumann"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dílseog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gealghrá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grianán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leanbán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leannán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leoinín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "maoinín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meanmarc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "muirnín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rúnach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rúnsearc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "úillín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tesoro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "alt": "あいすべき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "never used as a form of address",
          "roman": "aisubeki",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "愛すべき"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dārin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "ダーリン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "swītohāto",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "スイートハート"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "these words are rarely used in Japan as a form of address",
          "roman": "hanī",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "ハニー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "alt": "あなた",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "wife to husband, \"you\"",
          "roman": "anata",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "貴方"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "alt": "きみ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "husband to wife, \"you\"",
          "roman": "kimi",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "君"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jagi",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "자기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jagiya",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "자기야"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dalling",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "달링"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeobo",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "여보"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "nazdar",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "نازدار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "yar",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "یار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "yare",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "یارە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "deliciae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "sh",
          "english": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "mel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "meum mel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "animulus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zlato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "srce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Liibling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "Schazi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "Häerzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Fiffi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "sayang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "priyatamaṉ",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "പ്രിയതമൻ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "priyatama",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "പ്രിയതമ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "taupuhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "ipo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "kōmata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "ate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "paruhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "elskling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "deldâr",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "دلدار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "delârâm",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "دلارام"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "delbar",
          "sense": "person who is dear to one",
          "word": "دلبر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 10 3 4 4 14",
          "code": "fa",
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          "_dis": "19 6 3 1 54 7 4 4",
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          "text": "Pass the wine, would you, darling?",
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        },
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          "text": "Oh! Darling, please believe me / I'll never do you no harm",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “A Case of You”, in Blue:",
          "text": "Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling / Still I'd be on my feet",
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        }
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        [
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          "text": "a media darling",
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        {
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          "text": "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.",
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      ]
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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}

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      "form": "most darling",
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        {
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
          "word": "rakas"
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        {
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          ],
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
          "word": "دلنواز"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "word": "amado"
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        {
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          "word": "iubit"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
          "word": "дорого́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "word": "люби́мый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "mílyj",
          "sense": "dear, cherished",
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        },
        {
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          "word": "ionmhainn"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "querido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
          "word": "sevgili"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "dear, cherished",
          "word": "biricik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "code": "bn",
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          "word": "দিলরুবা"
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        {
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          "word": "estimat"
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        {
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          "word": "suloinen"
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        {
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          "sense": "charming",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "caro"
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        {
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          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "فریبا"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "word": "czarujący"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "sense": "charming",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "czarująca"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "word": "drăguț"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "word": "очарова́тельный"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "word": "ми́лый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "zlatý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "encantador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "gullig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "söt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "bedårande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "charmig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "charming",
          "word": "hoş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "charming",
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "Oh! Darling, please believe me / I'll never do you no harm",
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          "text": "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.",
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "word": "loke"
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "word": "حَبِيبَة"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "sireli",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "սիրելի"
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      "roman": "tʻankagin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "թանկագին"
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      "word": "քաղցր"
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "բարեկամ"
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      "roman": "ljúby",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "лю́бы"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ljúbaja",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "dilruba",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "দিলরুবা"
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "padangat"
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "roman": "ljubim",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "word": "любим"
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      "roman": "ljubima",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "estimat"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "estimada"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "親愛的"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīn'ài de",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "亲爱的"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "寶貝"
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      "roman": "bǎobèi",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "宝贝"
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "dz",
      "lang": "Dzongkha",
      "roman": "snying sdug",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "སྙིང་སྡུག"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
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    {
      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "kallikene"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "rakas"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "kulta"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "kultanen"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chéri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chérie"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "amor"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "rula"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tesouro"
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      "code": "gl",
      "english": "addressing",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "meu ben"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "english": "addressing",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "meu rei"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "axlobeli",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ახლობელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebling"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Schatz"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schätzchen"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "agápi",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "αγάπη"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "יַקִּיר"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "drágám"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "édesem"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "szívem"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "kicsim"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "elskan"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "sayang"
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    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "kultoin"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ainsín"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "carán"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "craobhóg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "craoibhín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cumann"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dílseog"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gealghrá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grianán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leanbán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leannán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leoinín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maoinín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meanmarc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "muirnín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rúnach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rúnsearc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "úillín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tesoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amore"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あいすべき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "never used as a form of address",
      "roman": "aisubeki",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "愛すべき"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dārin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ダーリン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "swītohāto",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "スイートハート"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "these words are rarely used in Japan as a form of address",
      "roman": "hanī",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ハニー"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あなた",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "wife to husband, \"you\"",
      "roman": "anata",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "貴方"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "husband to wife, \"you\"",
      "roman": "kimi",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "君"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jagi",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "자기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jagiya",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "자기야"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dalling",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "달링"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeobo",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "여보"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nazdar",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "نازدار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "yar",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "یار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "yare",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "یارە"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "deliciae"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "english": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "meum mel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zlato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "srce"
    },
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      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Liibling"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "Schazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "Häerzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fiffi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "sayang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "priyatamaṉ",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "പ്രിയതമൻ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "priyatama",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "പ്രിയതമ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "taupuhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "kōmata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ate"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "paruhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elskling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "deldâr",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "دلدار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "delârâm",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "دلارام"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "delbar",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "دلبر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "yâr",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "یار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kochany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kochana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kochanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "droga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "querido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "querida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dragă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iubit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iubită"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozljúblennyj",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "возлю́бленный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "not used as a form of address",
      "roman": "vozljúblennaja",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "возлю́бленная"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dorogój",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дорого́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dorogája",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дорога́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubímyj",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "люби́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubímaja",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "люби́мая"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dúšenʹka",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ду́шенька"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "golúbuška",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "голу́бушка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílyj",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ми́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílaja",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ми́лая"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eudail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "duša"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "miláčik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "querido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "querida"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "älskling"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "raring"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tîi-rák",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "ที่รัก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "sevgili"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "word": "sevdicek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "löfäb"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hilöfäb"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jilöfäb"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cariad"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "libling",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ליבלינג"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "lyube",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ליובע"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sinayer"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "waşter"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "yar (diq)"
    },
    {
      "code": "zea",
      "lang": "Zealandic",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lieven"
    },
    {
      "code": "zea",
      "lang": "Zealandic",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lieve"
    },
    {
      "code": "zea",
      "lang": "Zealandic",
      "note": "used towards women and girls",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "liefje"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "person who is dear to one",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ],
      "word": "isingane"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "3": "dīerling",
        "4": "",
        "5": "darling, favorite, minion; also household god"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English dīerling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dear",
        "3": "ling"
      },
      "expansion": "dear + -ling",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English derelyng, from Old English dīerling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”), corresponding to dear + -ling.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more darling",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darlinger",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most darling",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "darlingest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "more",
        "2": "er",
        "comp2_qual": "rare"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dear; cherished."
      ],
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        [
          "Dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "cherished",
          "cherished"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Charming, very cute."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Charming",
          "charming"
        ],
        [
          "cute",
          "cute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "där'lĭng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-darling.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/En-us-darling.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Darling"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "darlin'"
    },
    {
      "word": "dearling"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ljúby",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лю́бы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ljubim",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "любим"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mil",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "мил"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skǎp",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "скъп"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "estimat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "rakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chéri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chérie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "latreménos",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λατρεμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polyagapiménos",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πολυαγαπημένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yaqqír",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יַקִּיר"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kær"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ástkær"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "muirneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "caro"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "mellītus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "priyappeṭṭa",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "necuhtliyollotl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "tlazohtli teōtl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "notlazohtla"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "carit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâzanin",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "نازنین"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "delnavâz",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "دلنواز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "querido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "amado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "drag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "iubit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "scump"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dorogój",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "дорого́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubímyj",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "люби́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílyj",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "ми́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "ionmhainn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "milovaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "querido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "amado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "sevgili"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "biricik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "canım"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "dear, cherished",
      "word": "löfik"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "dilruba",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "দিলরুবা"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "estimat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "suloinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "charitoménos",
      "sense": "charming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "χαριτωμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "caro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "faribâ",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "فریبا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "delfarib",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "دلفریب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "delrobâ",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "دلربا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "czarujący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "czarująca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "encantador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "încântător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "drăguț"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očarovátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "очарова́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílyj",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "ми́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "zlatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "encantador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "gullig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "söt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "bedårande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "charmig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "hoş"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "charming",
      "word": "tatlı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "darling"
}

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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "darling",
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}

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