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 ch ...

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 (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''. Biogr ...

(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 generall ...

, 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. Origin ...

, 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 suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Woollahra Council. Darling Point is bounded by Sydney Harbour to t ...

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, Sydney, Victoria Road to Balmain East ferry wharf. It is the main thoroughfare and high street of the suburbs of Rozelle and Balmain, New South Wales, Bal ...

, Balmain, Sydney *

Darling railway station Darling railway station is a commuter railway station in Malvern East, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 24 March 1890 as part of the branch line from Burnley to Waverley Road station.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, Arizona may refer to: *Winona, Arizona Winona is a small populated place in Coconino County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. At one time it was also called Walnut, and Winona's railroad station was renamed Darling in ...

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 Darlington station is a defunct commuter rail station on the SEPTA Regional Rail R3 West Chester Line, located at 612 Darlington Road in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania. Originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, it later serve ...

, a ghost town *

Darling Run Darling Run is a stream in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Darling Run was named for Robert Darling, who operated a mill there. See also *List of rivers of Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United S ...

, a stream in Ohio

Elsewhere

* Darling, Chin State, 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 The Darling Peninsula is located on the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It stretches eastward into Nares Strait, north of Dobbin Bay. Mount Stevens lies in the center of the ...

, Nunavut, Canada *

Darling Township (disambiguation) Darling Township may refer to: *Darling Township, Ontario, Canada *Darling Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, U.S. *Darling Township, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, U.S. See also *Darlington Township (disambiguation) *Darling (disambiguation) Dar ...

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 Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress. Life and career Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discove ...

, 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 Julian Shaw (born 16 December 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an author, filmmaker and actor, best known for directing the 2007 film ''Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story'', a British Film Institute award-winning documentary about the life of So ...

Music

Darlin' (French band) Darlin' was a French rock band formed in 1992 by Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Their name was taken from the Beach Boys song of the same name. Background The Beach Boys-inspired group released their songs ...

, 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 Calibretto 13 (later, simply Calibretto) was a Christian folk punk band from Kokomo, Indiana, United States. The acoustic punk style of the band and the peculiar vocal style of singer Joe Whiteford gives the band their signature sound. Another ...

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

Songs

* "Darlin (The Beach Boys song) (1967) * "Darlin (Poacher song) (1970) * "Darlin (Roch Voisine song) (1991) *"

Oh! Darling "Oh! Darling" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, appearing as the fourth song on the 1969 album ''Abbey Road''. It was composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney). Its working title was "Oh! Darling (I'll Never Do Y ...

", 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 Ca ...

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'' (1999) *"Darling", a song by V6 (2003) *"Darling", by Sons and Daughters (2008) *"Darling", by

Eyes Set to Kill Eyes Set to Kill is an American post-hardcore band from Tempe, Arizona. The Rodriguez sisters, lead guitarist Alexia and bassist Anissa, along with vocalist Lindsey Vogt started the band in 2003. Lindsey Vogt departed the band in mid-2007 due to ...

(2009) *"Darlin", by Avril Lavigne from the album ''

Goodbye Lullaby ''Goodbye Lullaby'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on March 2, 2011 through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album began in November 2008 and continued over a period of nearly two ...

'' (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 ''In Mind'' is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Real Estate, released on March 17, 2017, on Domino Records. It is the band's first album since founding member Matt Mondanile's departure, and the first with his replacement as l ...

'' (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 sin ...

'' (2022)

Other uses

* Darling (''Blackadder''), a character in the British sitcom ''Blackadder'' *

Darling (fragrance) Darling is a women's fragrance from Coty, Inc., and the first perfume to be endorsed by Kylie Minogue, released on 9 November 2006. The perfume was designed by Thierry Wasser from Firmenich. Wasser wanted to create a perfume which reflects the ...

, 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 ot ...

, 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 The Neue Automobil-Gesellschaft (NAG), or Nationale Automobil-Gesellschaft after it changed its name in 1915, was a German automobile manufacturer in Berlin." In 1902, German electrical company AEG purchased the coachbuilding branch of Kühlstein ...

*Darling, an automobile model manufactured from 1901 to 1902; see

List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States This is a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the parent company, mergers, or being phased out. A * A Automobile Company (1910–1913) 'Blue & Gold' ...

The Darlings ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

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