秘蔵っ子

ひぞっこ【秘蔵っ子】

nursling

〖C〗《やや略式》大事に養育された人［物］， 秘蔵っ子.

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I

ひぞうっこ【秘蔵っ子】

＝ひぞっこ.

II

ひぞっこ【秘蔵っ子】

〔弟子〕 one's favorite [best] student [disciple]; 〔息子･娘〕 one's favorite son [daughter]; a son [daughter] one dotes on; the apple of one's eye.

●監督はこれまで育ててきた秘蔵っ子をいよいよマウンドに送ることにした. The manager finally decided to send out on to the field the prized player he had been training up for so long.

●彼女はジョンソン教授の秘蔵っ子だ. She is Prof. Johnson's pride and joy.