darling:

1. A lover ; a friend; a dearly loved person; a favorite person; a sweetheart .

2. Affectionate form of address to a friend or loved-one . May be friendly or elaborately malicious.
Synonyms: dear; my dear; dear friend; dearest; dear-one .

3. Regarded with special favor ; favorite. ' My darling friend .'

4. Charming or amusing; sweet; treasured.

See Also: a piece of patch, bad thing, beloved, big game, candy-leg, Colleen Bawn, coochee-coochee, darling, do the bad thing, generous keeper, gold mine, good foot, headache, honey man, hop on, lovemaking, minikin, money-honey, pay papa, piece of patch, pursonality papa, sugar bowl, sugar daddy, sugar honey, sugar papa, sweetheart, wet noodle

Quotes Containing darling:
Bette Midler monologue: ''- Darling, you''ve got no tits and a tight box . - Herbie, get-off my back .''
Robert Gold (Dick Bogarde) to Diana Scott (Julie Christie) in Darling (1965): ''Your idea of fidelity is not having more than one man in bed at the same time.''
Wyn Strafford (Dennis Morgan) to Kitty (Ginger Rogers) in Kitty Foyle (1940): ''Darling, you look like the wrapping around the neck of a champagne bottle .''
Bruce Rodgers. The Queens'' Vernacular (1972): ''We call-it fish , darling because it absolutely smells like one - a dead one.''
Charlie Bewell (Louis Calhern) giving fatherly advice to his daughter Susan Dewell Vega (Lucille Ball) on her wedding day in Forever, Darling (1956): ''The thing to remember is that in marriage the husband and wife are one... and the husband is the one.''
Agent WD40, Dick Steel (Leslie Nielsen) to the spy in his bed in Spy Hard (1998): ''Don''t thank me, darling . The art of lovemaking takes two... sometimes three or four depending on how well you do at the crap tables.''
Paul (John Travolta) and Sarah (Madeleine Stowe) in The General''s Daughter (1999): - Paul: ''Bunch of creeps willing to risk it all-for a-piece-of-patch .'' - Sarah: ''A piece of patch?!'' - Paul: ''Sorry, darling . I just got back to The Basin. It dredges up all my alpha male behavior.''
Paul (John Travolta) and Sarah (Madeleine Stowe) in The General''s Daughter (1999): - Paul: ''Bunch of creeps willing to risk it all-for a-piece-of-patch .'' - Sarah: ''A piece of patch?!'' - Paul: ''Sorry, darling . I just got back to The Basin. It dredges up all my alpha male behavior.''
Charlie Bewell (Louis Calhern) to his daughter Susan (Lucille Ball) in Forever, Darling (1956): 'The thing to remember is that in marriage the husband and wife are one... and the husband is the one.'
Marina Rudd (Elizabeth Taylor) and Lola Brewster (Kim Novak) in The Mirror Crack''d (1980): - Marina: ''Lola, darling , you know there are only two things I dislike about you.'' - Lola: ''Really? What are they?'' - Marina: ''Your face .''
Fran (Dolores Moran) and Ethaniel (Jack Benny) in The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945): - Fran: ''Loot at me, darling . Can''t you see what my eyes are saying?'' - Ethaniel: ''Yes, and you oughta watch your language.''
Gilda Mundson (Rita Hayworth) to Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) in Gilda (1946): ''Hate is a very exciting emotion. Haven''t you noticed? Very exciting. I hate you too, Johnny. I hate you so much I think I''m going to die from it ... darling .'' Johnny feels the same way : ''I hated her so I couldn''t get her out of my mind for a minute.''
Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck) and Robin (Cary Elwes) in Robin Hood. Men in Tights (1993): - Marian: ''Oh, darling . Don''t despair for it is written on a scroll: One day he who is destined for me shall be endowed with the magical key that will bring an end to my... virginity .'' - Robin: ''Oh, Marian. If only it were me.'' - Marian: ''Oh, if it were you it would be t-w-errific!'' (Marian is wearing a chastity-belt .)
Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck) and Robin (Cary Elwes) in Robin Hood. Men in Tights (1993): - Marian: ''Oh, darling . Don''t despair for it is written on a scroll: One day he who is destined for me shall be endowed with the magical key that will bring an end to my... virginity .'' - Robin: ''Oh, Marian. If only it were me.'' - Marian: ''Oh, if it were you it would be t-w-errific!'' (Marian is wearing a chastity-belt .)
Austin Powers (Mike Myers) to Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) in Austin Powers 2 The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): ''Come on , darling , let''s hop-on the good-foot and do-the-bad-thing .''
Vernon Hightower (Jeff Bridges) to his ex-wife Nadine (Kim Basinger) in Nadine (1987): ''No! No! I''m not in the ''Vernon darling'' business no more.''
Austin Powers (Mike Myers) to Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) in Austin Powers2. The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): ''Come on , darling , let''s hop-on the good-foot and do-the-bad-thing .''
Austin Powers (Mike Myers) to Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) in Austin Powers2. The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): ''Come on , darling , let''s hop-on the good-foot and do-the-bad-thing .''
Austin Powers (Mike Myers) to Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) in Austin Powers2. The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): ''Come on , darling , let''s hop-on the good-foot and do-the-bad-thing .''
Austin Powers (Mike Myers) to Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) in Austin Powers2. The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): ''Come on , darling , let''s hop-on the good-foot and do-the-bad-thing .''
Drag queens Noxema/Zima Jackson/Auntie Noxy (Wesley Snipes) and Chichi Rodriquez (John Leguizamo) in To Wong Foo. Thanks for Everything. Julie Newmar (1995): - Noxema: ''Darling, if you''re going to become a drag-queen , you''re gonna have to learn these things. '' - Chichi: ''What do you mean ''a drag queen''? I am a drag queen!'' - Noxema: ''Oh, child, no , no , no . You''re simply a boy in a dress. When a straight man puts a dress and gets his sexual kick he is a transvestite ; when a man is a woman trapped in a man''s body and has the little operation he is a transsexual ; (...) when a gay man has way too much fashion sense for one gender he is a drag-queen . (...) And when a light little Latin boy puts on a dress he is simply a boy in a dress.'' In the end , they agree to give Chichi the temporary title of ''drag princess .''
Robin (Cary Elwes) and Marian (Amy Yasbeck) in Robin Hood. Men in Tights (1993): - Robin: ''Darling, I''m ready for that kiss now.'' - Marian: ''But first , I must warn you. It could only be a kiss for I am a virgin and could never go-all-the-way .'' - Robin: ''But...'' - Marian: ''Unless, of course, I were married . Or if a man pledged his endless love to me. Or if I knew that he desperately cared for me. Or if he were really cute .''
Robin (Cary Elwes) and Marian (Amy Yasbeck) in Robin Hood. Men in Tights (1993): - Robin: ''Darling, I''m ready for that kiss now.'' - Marian: ''But first , I must warn you. It could only be a kiss for I am a virgin and could never go-all-the-way .'' - Robin: ''But...'' - Marian: ''Unless, of course, I were married . Or if a man pledged his endless love to me. Or if I knew that he desperately cared for me. Or if he were really cute .''

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