Fair-haired boy


[fair-haird] /ˈfɛərˌhɛərd/

adjective
1.
having light-colored .
Idioms
2.
fair-haired boy, Informal. a person, especially a young one, treated as a favorite or considered especially promising by a superior or the members of a group:
He’s the fair-haired boy of the literary set.
noun
1.
the usual US name for blue-eyed boy

noun phrase

A favorite, a person who is given special treatment. For example, Today the attorney general is the governor’s fair-haired boy. This term alludes to the preference of blond (“fair”) hair over dark hair. [ Late 1800s ]

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