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Loved and cherished:
Cherished, loved, exquisite, invaluable...
Cherished, valued, ...
Cherished one
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to beat all, to beat the devil. "It's raining to beat the Dutch," said the cowboy.
held in deep affection; cherished: loved companions; much-loved friends.
The phrase "Sara is the apple of her father's eye" means that Sara is cherished and loved above all by her father. It signifies a strong bond and affection between them.
One example of an idiom in Chapter 1 of "Sign of the Beaver" is the phrase "the apple of his eye," which means someone cherished or loved above all others.
Other then loved forever, you could say cherished, adored, enchanted by/with
The homograph for "dear" is "dear." It can mean both loved or cherished, or expensive or high in price.
You may be thinking of the phrase "apple of my eye" which means something or someone cherished above others.