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ding darling

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Dar⋅ling

  [dahr-ling]
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–noun
Jay Nor⋅wood  [nawr-wood] , (“Ding”), 1876–1962, U.S. political cartoonist.
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darling 
O.E. deorling, double dim. of deor "dear." The vowel shift from -e- to -a- (16c.) is usual for -er- followed by a consonant. "It is better to be An olde mans derlyng, than a yong mans werlyng" (1562).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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