mother's darling
Example Sentences
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Gerry, his mother’s darling, owns a nearby tavern and has lived at home since an unspecified tragedy related to Sept.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2012
Of course she was of infinitely less importance than her brother, who was a baronet, the head of that branch of the Carburys, and her mother's darling; and, therefore, a few words should suffice.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
He once did stride his father’s knee— A little horseman bold and free; And, should thou trace this pedigree, Thy mother’s darling pet was he— Thy little brother.
From Revised Edition of Poems by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
Well, what was the mother's darling to do—he was obliged to bear it, and then pay attention, that he might learn how to grease a cart.
From Roumanian Fairy Tales by J. M. Percival
Jack was his mother's boy, his mother's pet, his mother's darling, his mother's handsomest and brightest child.
From Roumanian Fairy Tales by J. M. Percival
