apple of one's eye
noun
something or someone very precious or dear: His new baby girl was the apple of his eye.
Origin of apple of one's eye
orig. in reference to the pupil of one's eye (in OE simply
æppel; compare Old High German
apful with similar sense); later misunderstood
Words nearby apple of one's eye
apple islander,
apple isle,
apple jelly nodules,
apple maggot,
apple of discord,
apple of one's eye,
apple of peru,
apple pandowdy,
apple polisher,
apple sauce,
apple sucker
Cultural definitions for apple of one's eye
apple of one's eye
The favorite object of a person's love or affection: “Linda was fond of all the horses on the ranch, but the little palomino was the apple of her eye.”
Idioms and Phrases with apple of one's eye
apple of one's eye
Special favorite, beloved person or thing, as in The youngest was the apple of his father's eye. This term, which rests on the ancients' idea that the eye's pupil is apple-shaped and that eyes are particularly precious, appears in the Bible (Deuteronomy 32:10). [Early 1600s]