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
Catahecassa	-	Native American, Shawnee
&Aelig;Lfwig	-	Anglo-Saxon
Sekar	-	Tamil
Nelly	['neli]
Ichirou	ee-chee-ṙo:	Japanese
Fidelia	-	Spanish (Rare)