favorite daughter

favorite daughter

A well-known woman, especially a politician, who is supported and celebrated by people in her hometown. Rose was clearly the favorite daughter of her hometown of Bozeman, Montana.
See also: daughter, favorite
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • favorite
  • favourite
  • favourite son
  • somebody's favourite son
  • favorite son
  • celebrate for an accomplishment
  • (the) woman of the moment
  • BWOC
  • drag queen
  • big woman on campus
References in periodicals archive
The town's favorite daughter is Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.
Oxford celebrates 300 years
Read my interview with her, "Cuba's Favorite Daughter," to find out what keeps her in Cuba when so many of her compatriots choose to leave.
Curtain up
"[Robinson's] Galileo is fully fleshed, blood and sinew, from his troublesome hernia to his weird laugh, from his fits of stubborness, pride, and temper to his love for his favorite daughter. ...
Excellent Galileo's Dream
Sandar Win, 56, a favorite daughter of Ne Win, had been under house arrest since March 2002 after her husband and sons allegedly tried to stage a coup against the junta.
Myanmar junta releases daughter of late dictator Ne Win
Amy Robsart, the favorite daughter of a wealthy provincial, marries for love, a rather remarkable achievement in 16th-century England, especially since her husband, the dashing, ambitious and worldly Robert Dudley, seems to return her affections.
Gregory, Philippa. The virgin's lover
And deep inside, he carries a yearning desire for Powhattan's favorite daughter, Pocahontas.
The Weight of Smoke
Relatives and childhood friends relate the charmed life Eva led in Poland as the favorite daughter of the legendary Lambrecht family.
The Two Lives of Eva
Broken Arrow's favorite daughter has compiled an impressive resume during her decade-long career.
Oklahoma's rising star
What weighs a scant 12 ounces yet packs a punch similar to my mother-law's right hook when she found out that I eloped with her favorite daughter? Instead of playing the guessing game.
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Jackie was his favorite daughter and Bradford suggests there was almost an incestuous component to their intense relationship.
AMERICA'S QUEEN: A Life of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis
"...I was his favorite daughter so how could I know."
`War baby' meets her family
Mikee, for those who care to wonder, is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) representative to the Philippines and favorite daughter of POC president Peping Cojuangco.
One great thing not happening in PH sports
The town of Port Orchard, Wash., loves its favorite daughter, best-selling author Debbie Macomber.
Buzzworthy
The experiment in Negro democracy nurtured a relationship between the town and its favorite daughter, Hurston.
Women focus attention on small Florida town: efforts of author and doctor, decades apart, spotlight unique community
A number of the personalities invited to the wedding of President Joseph Estrada's favorite daughter Jacqueline and Beaver Lopez, a scion of the owners of a popular television network, were either prominent government officials or big-time actors.
Philippine presidential daughter marries