fair-haired boy

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fair-haired boy

noun fair-haired boys

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

    Similar: blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet

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noun someone's favourite, especially a young one

日本語秘蔵っ子 hizokko, 寵児 chōji, 贔屓 hiiki, お気に入り okiniiri
Françaischouchou

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@misc{fair_haired_boy_2026,
  title = {fair-haired boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fair-haired%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}