fair-haired

An old-fashioned idiom meaning 'favorite' or 'most cherished,' often used to describe a person who is especially favored or beloved.

• 🇩🇪Ursprünglich blond oder hellhaarig; veraltet und idiomatisch auch der Liebling oder Günstling, jemand, der besondere Zuneigung oder Bevorzugung genießt.

1. Having light-colored hair A2 formal

   Describes a person with blonde or light-colored hair.

   • The fair-haired child played in the garden.
   • She was a fair-haired girl with blue eyes.
   • He was known as the fair-haired boy of the family.

   🇩🇪Blondhaarig

   Synonyme: blondblondefairlight-hairedtowheaded

   Antonyme: black-hairedbrunettedark-haired

2. Favorite or most favored B2 informal

   Used to describe someone who is particularly favored or preferred, often in a group or organization.

   • He was the fair-haired boy of the company, always getting promotions.
   • The manager's fair-haired employee was given the most important tasks.
   • She was the fair-haired child in the family, receiving extra attention.

   🇩🇪Günstling

   Synonyme: chosendarlingfavoredfavoritepetpreferred

• fairer-haired comparative form
• fairest-haired superlative form