fair-haired boy

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Noun

fair-haired boy (plural fair-haired boys)

(idiomatic, US, Australia) Someone's favourite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)

Synonyms

blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet

Translations

someone's favourite, especially a young one

French: chouchou (fr) m
Irish: buachaill bán m
Japanese: 秘蔵っ子 (ひぞっこ, hizokko), 寵児 (ja) (ちょうじ, chōji), 贔屓 (ja) (ひいき, hiiki), お気に入り (おきにいり, okiniiri)

See also

golden boy

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