twinkle in (one's) father's eye

A phrase used to describe the time before one's birth. I never knew my grandparents; they died when I was just a twinkle in my father's eye.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ellery	EL-ə-ree	English
Savitri	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Ioubal	-	Biblical Greek
Lou	LOO (English)	English, French
Ludde	-	Swedish
Carissa	kə-RIS-ə	English