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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-891/
- Published: 2022-07-08T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-08T19:12:02.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

darling (noun):

1 : a dearly loved person  
2 : favorite

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darling?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Darling comes from Old English deorling, which was formed by attaching the Old English suffix -ling (“one associated with or marked by a specified quality”) with the adjective deore, the ancestor of our adjective dear (“regarded very affectionately or fondly,” “highly valued or esteemed,” “beloved”).

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