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
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
The instinct of generosity, the instinct of self-sacrifice, moved him now as, long ago one fatal night, they had moved him to bear the sin of his mother's darling as his own.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
His brothers had entered cadets' corps; he was the youngest, his mother's darling, and of delicate constitution; he stopped at home.
From On the Eve by Garnett, Constance
