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
Effie (1)	EF-ee	English (Archaic)
CornÉLio	-	Portuguese
Sotiria	-	Greek
Khurshid	-	Persian, Urdu, Persian Mythology
Hendel	-	Yiddish
Basim	-	Arabic