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
"Not very, mother's darling baby boy," she answered, lifting to his eyes full of tender mother love.
From Elsie's Vacation and After Events by Finley, Martha
But as for Harriet, the eldest, and her mother's darling, you will soon be sensible of some of her charms.
From Abbeychurch by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
So forlorn, so feeble, so near death did he seem, that my heart yearned over him, for he was only a boy, and I knew he was some mother's darling.
From Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War by Beers, Fannie A.
