when was a twinkle in father's eye

when somebody was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye

(humorous)

at a time before someone was born All this happened a very long time ago, when you were a mere twinkle in your father's eye.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jem	JEM	English
Grimm	[grim]
Lorenzo	lo-REN-tso (Italian), lo-REN-tho (Spanish), lo-REN-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Regula	-	German (Swiss), Late Roman
Lacey	LAY-see	English
Cristoforo	-	Italian