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
Evidently the younger son was the mother's darling; but her mode of bringing him up was not happy in its effects, as he seems to have given continual anxiety and trouble.
From Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings by Sandars, Mary F. (Mary Frances)
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
She was her mother’s darling, and a very good little girl in most things.
From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Dale, Daphne
