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
Andi	AN-dee	English
Carver	['kɑ:və]
Reynard	RAY-nahrd, REN-ərd	English (Rare)
Shimmel	-	Yiddish
Rayen	-	Native American, Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Benj	BENJ	English