2. favorite; considered especially talented or promising; as,
the fair-haired boy of the literary set. [prenominal]
[informal]
Syn: blue-eyed(prenominal), white-haired(prenominal), white-headed. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fair-haired — /fair haird /, adj. 1. having light colored hair. 2. fair haired boy, Informal. a person, esp. a young one, treated as a favorite or considered especially promising by a superior or the members of a group: He s the fair haired boy of the literary … Universalium
fair-haired — fair′ haired adj. having light colored hair • fair haired boy Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
fair-haired — [fer′herd′] adj. 1. having blond hair ☆ 2. Informal favorite [the fair haired boy of the family] … English World dictionary
fair-haired — index popular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fair-haired — [ ,fer herd ] adjective with hair that is light in color … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fair-haired — adjective favorite the fair haired boy of the literary set • Syn: ↑blue eyed, ↑white haired • Similar to: ↑loved • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism … Useful english dictionary
fair-haired — adjective Date: 1909 specially favored ; white headed used especially in the phrase fair haired boy … New Collegiate Dictionary
fair-haired — adj. Fair haired is used with these nouns: ↑man … Collocations dictionary
fair-haired — adjective N. Amer. favoured or favourite: the fair haired boy of American advertising … English new terms dictionary
fair-haired boy — {n.}, {informal} A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet. * /If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party s fair haired boy./ * /The local boy playing first base could do no wrong; he was the fair haired boy of… … Dictionary of American idioms
