apple of



apple of (someone's eye)

Fig. someone's favorite person or thing; a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Tom is the apple of Mary's eye. She thinks he's the greatest. John's new car is the apple of his eye.
See also: apple, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jehohanan-Biblical
Irfan-Arabic
Reyes-Spanish
Valeriovah-LE-ryo (Italian), bah-LE-ryo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
VinceVINTS (English), VEEN-tse (Hungarian)English, Hungarian
MabelMAY-bəlEnglish