"fair-haired boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fair-haired boy.ogg Forms: fair-haired boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fair-haired boy (plural fair-haired boys)
  1. (idiomatic, US, Australia) Someone's favorite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian) Tags: Australia, US, idiomatic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet Related terms: golden boy Translations (someone's favourite, especially a young one): chouchou [masculine] (French), buachaill bán [masculine] (Irish), 秘蔵っ子 (hizokko) (alt: ひぞっこ) (Japanese), 寵児 (chōji) (alt: ちょうじ) (Japanese), 贔屓 (hiiki) (alt: ひいき) (Japanese), お気に入り (okiniiri) (alt: おきにいり) (Japanese)

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