noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A darling or favourite. obsolete

   "To make up the match with my eldest daughter, my wife's dilling, whom she longs to call madam."

2. 2
   The youngest child. obsolete
3. 3
   The runt of a litter. UK, dialectal, obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dill form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

baby

Example

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"To make up the match with my eldest daughter, my wife's dilling, whom she longs to call madam."

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