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
Well, what was the mother's darling to do—he was obliged to bear it, and then pay attention, that he might learn how to grease a cart.
From Roumanian Fairy Tales by Percival, J. M.
"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
There is no excuse possible, and yet it was solely to gratify my mother's darling wish that I consented to marry Katharina.—
From The Bride of the Nile — Volume 06 by Bell, Clara
