the apple of (one's) eye

A cherished or favored person. This phrase is thought to be Biblical in origin. My nephew is just the apple of my eye. He has five kids, but his only daughter is clearly the apple of his eye.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Damayanti	-	Hinduism
Ruprecht	-	German (Archaic)
ÍDe	EE-da	Irish
Florencio	flo-REN-thyo (Spanish), flo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Alaric	['ælərik]
Morpheus	MAWR-fee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology