white-haired boy

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• white-haired boy — «HWYT HAIRD», Informal. a favorite; fair haired boy: »At the moment [he] is the white haired boy of the London theatre (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• white-headed boy — noun A favourite, a protégé • • • Main Entry: ↑white * * * white headed boy, Informal. a fair haired boy; favorite …   Useful english dictionary

• white-haired — /ˈwaɪt hɛəd/ (say wuyt haird) adjective 1. having grey hair, especially as a mark of old age. 2. Also, white headed. Colloquial favourite; darling: a white haired boy …  

• white-haired — adjective 1. favorite the fair haired boy of the literary set • Syn: ↑blue eyed, ↑fair haired • Similar to: ↑loved • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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• white-headed — /hwuyt hed id, wuyt /, adj. 1. white haired (def. 1). 2. having fair or flaxen hair. 3. being especially favored; fair haired: He s the company s white headed boy. [1515 25] * * * …   Universalium

• boy — n. 1) an altar; barrow (BE; CE has street vendor); bugle; cabin; chorus; college (esp. AE); delivery; messenger; newspaper; office; shoe shine; stock; water boy 2) a best boy ( assistant gaffer on a TV or film set ) 3) a ball boy (who retrieves… …   Combinatory dictionary

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• Fair-haired — a. 1. Having fair or light colored hair. [1913 Webster] 2. favorite; considered especially talented or promising; as, the fair haired boy of the literary set. [prenominal] [informal] Syn: blue eyed(prenominal), white haired(prenominal), white he …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English