favorite son

He was my sister's favorite son, and I always took a special interest in him myself.

"I'll go tell Mother that her favorite son has returned."

In the final analysis, won't Harlem support its favorite son?

A first step would be to distance itself from its new favorite son.

"We think the state should name him its favorite son, or something like that."

For his parents, it was the loss of their favorite son.

After all, who would want to step into a role established by a favorite son of America?

He looked like everybody's favorite son, the kind who sent money home each week.

Paul's story can really be told only after the favorite son dies.

But that wasn't enough to provide their favorite son with a good education.