Darling vs. Sweetheart

Darlingnoun

A person who is dear to one.

‘Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother's darling.’;

Sweetheartnoun

A person who is always very kind.

‘She is such a sweetheart: she never complains about me being late.’;

Darlingnoun

A kind or sweet person; sweetheart.

‘The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.’;

Sweetheartnoun

A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

‘John married his high-school sweetheart in 1981.’;

Darlingnoun

An affectionate term of address.

‘Pass the wine, would you darling?’;

Sweetheartnoun

(US) A female member of a college or university fraternity.

Darlingnoun

(by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.

‘a media darling’; ‘a darling of the theatre’;

Sweetheartnoun

A lover of mistress.

Darlingadjective

Dear; cherished.

‘She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.’;

Sweetheartnoun

a person loved by another person

Darlingadjective

charming

‘Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.’;

Sweetheartnoun

any well-liked individual;

‘he's a sweetheart’;

Darlingnoun

One dearly beloved; a favorite.

‘And can do naught but wail her darling's loss.’;

Sweetheartnoun

a very attractive or seductive looking woman

Darlingadjective

Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.

Sweetheartadjective

privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically);

‘another sweetheart deal based on political influence’;

Darlingnoun

a special loved one

Sweetheartnoun

a person with whom someone is having a romantic relationship

‘the pair were childhood sweethearts’;

Darlingnoun

an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River

Sweetheartnoun

used as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address

‘don't worry, sweetheart, I've got it all worked out’;

Darlingadjective

dearly loved

Sweetheartnoun

a particularly lovable or pleasing person or thing

‘he is an absolute sweetheart’;

Sweetheartnoun

denoting an arrangement or agreement reached privately by two sides in an unofficial or illicit way.

‘the government has long extended sweetheart contracts to corporations in exchange for services’;