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
Ejiro	-	Western African, Urhobo
Aradhana	-	Indian, Hindi
Othello	o-THEL-o (English)	Literature
Cinta	-	Indonesian
Pino	PEE-no	Italian
Jerald	JER-əld	English