Darling
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=Definition=
'''Darling''' is a [[term of endearment]] of [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Germanic languages|origin]], dating pre-[[900]], derived from the [[Middle English]] '''derling''' and the [[Old English]] '''déorling'''. It is comprised of the [[root word]] '''dear''', and the [[suffix]] '''[[-ling]]''' an [[English language|English]] [[diminutive]].
=Disambiguation=
* [[Darling (Christopher Thomas)]], a band fronted by former Calibretto 13 drummer, Christopher Thomas
* [[Darling (Timothy Seth Avett)]], a side project of Avett Brothers band member Timothy Seth Avett
* [[Darling (band)]], a short life british band with [[The Arrows]]' drummer, [[Paul Varley]], and [[Dire Straits]]' guitarrist, [[Hal Lindes]]
* [[Darling (German car)]], an automobile model manufactured by [[Neue Automobil Gesellschaft]], a division of [[AEG]]
* [[Darling (American car)]], an automobile model manufactured before 1919<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.5.</ref>
* [[Darling (game)]], a video game series
* [[Darling (Hindi film)|''Darling'' (Hindi film)]], a [[Bollywood]] film starring [[Fardeen Khan]]
* [[Darling (film)|''Darling'' (film)]], a 1965 British film directed by [[John Schlesinger]]
* [[Darling (film, 2007)]] A [[Sweden|Swedish]] film by [[Johan Kling]] [[http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_%28film%2C_2007%29 link]]
* [[Darling (perfume)]], promoted by [[Kylie Minogue]]
* [[Darling railway station, Melbourne]]
* "Darling", a female character from the 1955 [[Disney]] animated feature film "[[Lady and the Tramp]]", and owner of the [[cocker spaniel]] character "Lady".
*"[[Darlin' (Beach Boys song)]]" by the Beach Boys
In '''places''': <!-- limited to places referred to as simply "Darling"; those that are usually modified go in "See also" section -->
* [[Darling, Western Cape]], in South Africa
==Surname==
'''[[Darling (surname)|Darling]]''' is a [[surname]], and may refer to:
===Historical Figures===
* [[Alberta Darling]], U.S. politician
* [[Alistair Darling]], British politician
* [[Charles Henry Darling]], British colonial governor
* [[Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling]], British politician and judge
* [[David Darling (astronomer)]]
* [[David Darling (musician)]]
* [[Erik Darling]], folk music artist
* [[Frank Darling (architect)]]
* [[Gary Darling]], a Major League Baseball umpire
* [[Grace Darling]], of shipwreck rescue fame
* [[Helen Darling]], a WNBA basketball player
* [[Jay Norwood Darling]], cartoonist and conservationist
* [[Jennifer Darling]], actress
* [[Joe Darling]], Australian cricket captain, 1899-1905
* [[Pamela Darling]], librarian and preservation specialist
* [[Ralph Darling]], former governor of New South Wales, Australia
* [[Ron Darling]], a former Major League Baseball player
* [[Thomas Darling]] (1720-1789), prominent Connecticut entrepreneur
===Fictional Figures===
In '''fiction''':
*[[Captain Kevin Darling]] in the TV series ''Blackadder''
*[[Wendy Darling]] and her family in J. M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan''
*[[The Darlings]] of ''The Andy Griffith Show''
*The family of the TV series ''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]''
*The family of ''Dirty Sexy Money'', headed by [[Patrick "Tripp" Darling III]]
*Jessica Darling, the heroine in the [[Sloppy Firsts]] book series by Megan McCafferty
==See also==
*"[[Darling Darling]]" by Hitomi Yaida
* [[Prince Darling]] from Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
* [[Darling Downs]], a region in Queensland, Australia
* [[Darling Harbour, New South Wales]] in Sydney, Australia
* [[Darling Heights, Queensland]]
* [[Darling Point, New South Wales]]
* [[Darling Scarp]], an escarpment in Western Australia
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