| 单词 | fair-haired boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfair-haired boy 3. Darling; favourite. Frequently with possessive adjective. Chiefly in fair-haired boy; cf. blue-eyed boy n. at blue-eyed adj. Compounds, white boy n.Sometimes overlapping with sense 2, although fair hair is not necessarily implied. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] > favourite fancied1589 favourite1711 minion1715 pet1819 fair-haired1822 fave1938 the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet darlingc888 favoura1387 dandilly?a1513 tidling1520 marmoset1523 white son1539 minion1566 favourite1582 white boyc1600 feddle1611 dautie1676 inclination1691 mother's pet1819 fair-haired boy1822 pet1825 white-haired boy1829 petsywetsy1847 blue-eyed boy1919 fave1938 1822 London Mag. Nov. 431/1 Will ye carry away the darling of her heart? Give me my child—my fair-haired child—my only child. 1850 Naval Jrnl. Nov. 95/1 ‘Go, my children,’ said she, ‘I spare not my youngest, my fair-haired boy, the comfort of my declining years. I devote you all to my country.’ 1909 Sat. Evening Post 24 Apr. 26/2 The old crowd of Fair-haired Correspondent Boys who hung to the ear of President Roosevelt with viselike grip dissolved. 1918 J. W. Gerard Face to Face with Kaiserism vii. 76 The [German] Government published a certificate in the Official Gazette to the effect that I was their fair-haired boy, etc. 1949 Time 14 Mar. 30/1 Vishinsky was Stalin's newest fair-haired boy. 2007 New Yorker 21 May 48/2 I go from being the fair-haired child to being in the outhouse. < as lemmas |
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