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- twinkle in (one's) father's eye
twinkle in (one's) father's eye
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Pitambar | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Attila | | ə-TIL-ə (English) | History, Hungarian |
| Edda (2) | | - | Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian |
| Taskill | | - | Scottish |
| Robertas | | - | Lithuanian |
| Brian | | BRIE-ən (Irish, English) | Irish, English, Ancient Irish |