darling vs intimate

darling

noun
  • A person who is dear to one. 

  • A kind or sweet person; sweetheart. 

  • An affectionate term of address. 

  • A person or thing very popular with a certain group. 

adj
  • Dear; cherished. 

  • charming 

intimate

noun
  • A very close friend. 

  • Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store. 

adj
  • Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know. 

  • Closely acquainted; familiar. 

  • Very finely mixed. 

  • Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 

  • Personal; private. 

verb
  • To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly. 

  • To notify. 

How often have the words darling and intimate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )