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A woman says darling . She gave me free ice cream . Does she like me ?

She wants to jump you and have your babies. Clearly.

Why don't you ask her if she likes you?
That would seem more expedient
Than asking strangers on the internet
Who know nothing of the context
Of the given situation
Or indeed what flavour icecream.

Was it vanilla ice cream?

My manager at work calls me 'pumpkin'. I'm a male and she's female. But she is married to a woman. So is that an example of someone just being friendly, but they do not like the person if they are not even attracted to the same gender as you?

Funny but I wouldn't want my male boss to call me pumpkin, darling, or honey.

I call people "love" a lot although I'm not anyone's boss.

I doubt it means they like you in anything more than a collegial way.

That's a common problem us males have. A woman shows the slightest sign of affection, we start to get ideas.

I'm just going to leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFu7-OXJ8XA
Hate to burst your bubble bruh, but she probably just says that to everyone.

Seems she does

Short answer:
She doesn't dislike you, but that's as all I can guarantee.

Long answer:
"Darling" is a quaint term of endearment that was never exclusively romantic. It's used toward family members too. Also, what region/country do you live in? In the American South in particular, calling someone "honey" or "hon" is very common, even between strangers. ("Darling" exists too, but it's rare.) Except between two men---that's a no-no. It's not meant to be romantic; it's just a way for someone who doesn't know you well to show that they're comfortable in your presence. Also, who is that woman: a colleague, a friend, a service worker, or a stranger on the street? You didn't give us enough context.

There are three ways I would go about this.

1.If she is a stranger she could be flirting with you or being friendly. Without any body language or context it's hard to tell.

2.If she is a college, friend, or a person that works there ALWAYS assume that she is using it as a term of endearment and that she is comfortable with you but don't assume she likes you romantically because it usually doesn't go well. Many women do that to be nice. You can ask her but be prepared to play it off like it's nothing or it will be awkward.

3.If she is older than you than it is common for women to use "darling", "honey", "baby", etc(especially in southern US) when speaking to someone younger than them.

But, these are experiences from what I have seen, read, and heard, also experienced myself.