Meanings
plural blue-eyed boys
- AustralianBritishderogatoryidiomaticinformalusuallyThe favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).
...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran.
1919, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress1 more example
"Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's blue-eyed boy now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?"
2004, Jonathan Stroud, The Golem's Eye
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bulgarian люби́мец, люби́мка
- люби́мец (ljubímec)someone's favourite, especially a young one
- люби́мка (ljubímka)someone's favourite, especially a young one
- люби́мче (ljubímče)someone's favourite, especially a young one
Finnish suosikki
- suosikkisomeone's favourite, especially a young one
French chouchou
- chouchousomeone's favourite, especially a young one
Japanese 秘蔵っ子, 寵児
- 秘蔵っ子 (hizokko)someone's favourite, especially a young one
- 寵児 (chōji)someone's favourite, especially a young one
- 贔屓 (hiiki)someone's favourite, especially a young one
- お気に入り (okiniiri)someone's favourite, especially a young one
Polish beniaminek, pupil
- beniamineksomeone's favourite, especially a young one
- pupilsomeone's favourite, especially a young one
Portuguese menina dos olhos
- menina dos olhossomeone's favourite, especially a young one
Russian люби́мчик
- люби́мчик (ljubímčik)someone's favourite, especially a young one
Cite this entry
blue-eyed boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-eyed%20boy
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