different between cherish vs darling

English

Etymology

From Middle English charish, cherishen (“to have affection for, hold dear, treat kindly; to esteem, respect; to cherish; to take care of; to greet; to entertain, treat hospitably; to cheer; to encourage, incite”), from Old French cherir, chierir (“to cherish”) (modern French chérir (“to cherish”)), from cher, chier (“dear, dearest”) (from Latin c?rus (“beloved, dear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh?- (“to desire, wish”)) + -ir (“suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?t?????/
• Hyphenation: cher?ish

Verb

cherish (third-person singular simple present cherishes, present participle cherishing, simple past and past participle cherished)

1. To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
2. To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.

   Antonym: despise
3. (obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• caress

Translations

References

Further reading

• cherish (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• darlin' (informal)
• dearling

Etymology

From Middle English derelyng, from Old English d?orling (“darling, favorite, minion; also household god”), corresponding to dear +? -ling.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??l??/
• (General American) enPR: där'l?ng, IPA^(key): /?d??l??/
• Homophone: Darling
• Rhymes: -??(r)l??

Noun

darling (plural darlings)

1. A person who is dear to one.
2. A kind or sweet person; sweetheart.

3. An affectionate term of address.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sweetheart
4. (by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.

Derived terms

• darlinghood
• kill one's darlings
• media darling

Translations

Adjective

darling (comparative darlinger, superlative darlingest)

1. Dear; cherished.

2. charming

Usage notes

darlinger is rarely used.

Translations

Anagrams

• Lingard, larding