mother's darling
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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
Second part: Fernand Cazenave, cousin of Jean Pelou�yre, has been his widowed mother's darling from infancy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Isaac's eldest child, a boy of about five years of age, and his mother's darling and absolute image, had all day been peeping at the old man, as if he were some extraordinary spectacle.
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
"Not very, mother's darling baby boy," she answered, lifting to his eyes full of tender mother love.
From Elsie's Vacation and After Events by Finley, Martha
A playful child,—so full of life!—a little fair-haired boy, His sister's pet, his father's hope, his mother's darling joy!
From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas
