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fair-haired boy

fair-haired boy noun: someone's favorite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian).

Noun

fair-haired boy (plural fair-haired boys)

  1. (Australia, US, idiomatic) Someone's favorite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)

Synonyms of fair-haired boy

Forms of fair-haired boy

pluralfair-haired boys

Questions about fair-haired boy

What does fair-haired boy mean?
Fair-haired boy means someone's favorite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian).
What part of speech is fair-haired boy?
Fair-haired boy is a noun.
What is the plural of fair-haired boy?
The plural of fair-haired boy is fair-haired boys.

Words near fair-haired boy in the dictionary

  1. fair's fair
  2. fair-built
  3. fair-goer
  4. fair-goers
  5. fair-haired
  6. fair-haired boy
  7. fair-haired boys
  8. fair-handed
  9. fair-handedly
  10. fair-handedness
  11. fair-headed

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