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
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
He had been his mother's darling; she had impoverished herself, expending all the profits of their little business to send him to college.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
Thank you, mother's darling," Elsie said, accepting the gift and tenderly caressing the giver; "you and papa, too.
From Elsie's Womanhood by Finley, Martha
