Darling is a

term of endearment A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their c ...

of Old English origin. Darling or Darlin' or Darlings may also refer to:

People

Darling (surname) Darling is a surname that may refer to: Politicians * Alberta Darling, American politician * Alistair Darling (born 1953), British politician and government minister * Charles Henry Darling (1809–1870), British colonial governor * Charles Darlin ...

Darling Jimenez Darling Jiménez (Yonkers, born March 4, 1980) is an American professional boxer of Dominican descent.

(born 1980), American boxer *

Darling Légitimus Mathilda Marie Berthilde Paruta (21 November 1907 – 7 December 1999), better known as Darling Légitimus, was a French actress. In 1983, she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Sugar Cane Alley''. Biogra ...

(1907–1999), French actress

Places

Australia

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally ...

, a region in Queensland, Australia *

Darling Harbour Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district. Orig ...

, Sydney, Australia *

Darling Heights, Queensland Darling Heights is a rural residential locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Darling Heights had a population of 5,192 people. Geography Darling Heights lies on the southern edge of the city, on the west ridge. The l ...

Darling Point, New South Wales Darling Point is a harbourside Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of Municipali ...

Darling River The Darling River (Paakantyi: ''Baaka'' or ''Barka'') is the third-longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its conflu ence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longes ...

Darling Scarp The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to th ...

, an escarpment in Western Australia *

Darling Street Darling Street is a 3.1 kilometre street in Sydney, Australia running from Victoria Road to Balmain East ferry wharf. It is the main thoroughfare and high street of the suburbs of Rozelle and Balmain, and a noted café and restaurant strip. ...

, Balmain, Sydney * Darling railway station, Melbourne

Canada

Darling, Alberta Thorhild County is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta, Canada in Census Division 13. It was incorporated in 1955. It changed its name from the ''County of Thorhild No. 7'' to ''Thorhild County'' on March 20, 2 ...

Nepal

Darling, Baglung Darling is a village development committee in Baglung District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of central Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त ...

, a Village Development Committee (administrative region) *

Darling, Lumbini Darling is a village and municipality in Gulmi District in the Lumbini Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Workin ...

, a village and municipality

United States

* Darling, Arizona (disambiguation) *

Darling, Mississippi Darling is a census-designated place in Quitman County, Mississippi. Darling is located on Mississippi Highway 3, north of Marks Marks may refer to: Business * Mark's, a Canadian retail chain * Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain * Colle ...

, a census-designated place * Darling, Pennsylvania, a ghost town * Darling Run, a stream in Ohio

Elsewhere

Darling, Chin State {{Infobox settlement , official_name = Darling or Dawlei , pushpin_label_position = bottom , pushpin_map = Burma , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Burma , image_skyline ...

, Burma/Myanmar *

Darling, South Africa Darling is a small town in a farming area on the west coast region of the Western Cape, about 75 km (46.6 mi) from Cape Town. At the beginning of the 18th century about 29 farmers lived in an area called Groenkloof and on one of these f ...

* Darling Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada * Darling Township (disambiguation)

Films

* ''Darling'' (1961 film), a Spanish-West German comedy film * ''Darling'' (1965 film), a British film directed by John Schlesinger * ''Darling'' (2007 Indian film), a Bollywood film starring Fardeen Khan * ''Darling'' (2007 Swedish film), directed by Johan Kling * ''Darling'' (2007 French film), starring Marina Foïs, directed by Christine Carrière * ''Darling'' (2010 film), a Telugu film starring Prabhas * ''Darling'' (2012 film), a Bengali film * ''Darling'' (2014 film), a 2014 Kannada film * ''Darling'' (2015 Tamil film), a Tamil film * ''Darling'' (2015 American film), an American horror film * ''Darlin'' (2019 film), an American film * ''Darling'' (2021 film), a Marathi Indian film directed by Ritika Shrotri * ''Darlings'' (film), a 2022 Indian film * '' Darling! The Pieter–Dirk Uys Story'', a 2007 documentary by Julian Shaw

Music

* Darlin' (French band), a short-lived French band that eventually became Daft Punk *

Darling (British band) ''Darling'' were a British band from the late 1970s, whose music was a mixture of new wave and pop music. The band's singer, Alice Spring, had been the vocalist of the band Slack Alice on their eponymously titled album of 1974, and had a caree ...

, a British band featuring guitarist Hal Lindes and drummer Paul Varley *Darling, a band fronted by former Calibretto 13 drummer Christopher Thomas

Albums

* ''Darling'' (Robert Hazard album), 1986 * ''Darling'' (EP), a 2007 promotional EP by Kylie Minogue * ''Darling'' (Yui Horie album), 2008 * ''Darlings'' (Kevin Drew album), 2014 *''Darlin'', a 1981 album by

Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer * Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...

Songs

* "Darlin (The Beach Boys song) (1967) * "Darlin (Poacher song) (1970) * "Darlin (Roch Voisine song) (1991) *" Oh! Darling", by the Beatles (1969) *"Darling", by

Stories Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British ...

(1973) *"Darling", by

Baccara Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (born 7 February 1951) and María Mendiola (4 April 1952 – 11 September 2021). The duo rapidly achieved international success with their debut single " Yes Sir, I C ...

Soja, Dostal (1977) *"Darling", by

Cindy & Bert Cindy and Bert were a German schlager vocal duo from Völklingen, Saarland consisting of Jutta Gusenberger (born 26 January 1948) and Norbert Berger (12 September 1945 – 14 July 2012). They were most successful in the 1970s, and are known fo ...

(1979) *"Darling", by Nazar, (1978) *"Darlin'", by Backstreet Boys from their eponymous album (1996) *"Darling", by Golden Earring from the album ''

Paradise in Distress ''Paradise in Distress'' is the twenty-third album by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album was not issued in the U.S. Track listing All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted. #"Para ...

'' (1999) *"Darling", a song by V6 (2003) *"Darling", by Sons and Daughters (2008) *"Darling", by Eyes Set to Kill (2009) *"Darlin", by Avril Lavigne from the album '' Goodbye Lullaby'' (2011) *"Darling", a song by Kana Nishino (2014) *"Darling", by Girl's Day from the album ''Girl's Day Everyday 4'' (2014) *"Darling", by Real Estate from the album '' In Mind'' (2017) *"Darling", by Taeyang from the album '' White Night'' (2017) *"Darling", a song by Needtobreathe (2018) *"Darling", by Halsey from the album ''

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power ''If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Halsey, released on August 27, 2021, by Capitol Records. It was written by Halsey, Johnathan Cunningham, Greg Kurstin, and its producers Trent Reznor and Attic ...

'' (2021) *"Darling", by Lee Hi from the album ''

4 Only ''4 Only'' is the third Korean-language and fourth overall studio album by South Korean singer Lee Hi, released on September 9, 2021, through AOMG. It is Lee's first studio album since '' Seoulite'' (2016), and first collection of new material sinc ...

'' (2021) *"Darling", by Zach Bryan from the album ''

American Heartbreak ''American Heartbreak'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Zach Bryan, released on May 20, 2022, through Belting Bronco and Warner Records. It is a triple album and Bryan's major-label debut. The album was preceded by six si ...

'' (2022)

Other uses

* Darling (''Blackadder''), a character in the British sitcom ''Blackadder'' * Darling (fragrance), promoted by Kylie Minogue * ''Darling'' (magazine), a quarterly women’s magazine *

Darling (software) Darling is a free and open-source macOS compatibility layer for Linux. It duplicates functions of macOS by providing alternative implementations of the libraries and frameworks that macOS programs call. This method of duplication differs from oth ...

, an open source Darwin / OS X compatibility layer for Linux *'' Darling: New & Selected Poems'', by Jackie Kay *

Darling language The Paakantyi language, also spelt Paakantji, Barkindji, Barkandji, and Baagandji, and also known as the Darling language, is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken along the Darling River in New South Wales from present-day B ...

, an aboriginal language of the Darling River in Australia *Darling, an early automobile model manufactured by Neue Automobil Gesellschaft *Darling, an automobile model manufactured from 1901 to 1902; see

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* The Darlings, recurring characters on the American television series ''The Andy Griffith Show''