fair-haired boy, Informal. a person, especially a young one, treated as a favorite or considered especially promising by a superior or the members of a group:
A favored or favorite man or boy: the latest ''fairhaired boy'' of the musical world/ the white-haired boy of the happy family
A man destined for and being groomed for principal leadership or other reward; comer: A job had to be found for Patten, the blue-eyed boy of British politics( first form 1918+, second 1924+, third 1923+)
Idioms and Phrases with fair-haired boy
fair-haired boy
A favorite, a person who is given special treatment. For example, Today the attorney general is the governor's fair-haired boy. This term alludes to the preference of blond (“fair”) hair over dark hair. [ Late 1800s ]