darling

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(noun): A person who is dear to one.
(noun): A kind or sweet person; sweetheart.
(noun): An affectionate term of address.
(noun): (by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.
(adjective): Dear; cherished.
(adjective): Charming

Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother's darling.
The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.
Pass the wine, would you darling?
a darling of the theatre
She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.