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
Second part: Fernand Cazenave, cousin of Jean Pelou�yre, has been his widowed mother's darling from infancy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Some rich, silly mother's darling," I said to myself.
From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
"Look, mother's darling," Elsie said with a glad smile, exposing to view the tiny face by her side.
From Elsie's Womanhood by Finley, Martha
You mean that knockkneed mother's darling who seems to be slightly crawsick?
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
