niña de los ojos

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === niña de tus ojos, niña de sus ojos === Etymology === From Latin where pupa (“pupil”) was used as an alternative to refer to a girl (therefore pupil of someone's eye could also be interpreted as girl of someone's eye). The expression was then fully changed in Spanish to niña (“girl”) de los ojos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌniɲa de los ˈoxos/ [ˌni.ɲa ð̞e los ˈo.xos] Syllabification: ni‧ña de los o‧jos === Noun === niña de los ojos f (plural niñas de los ojos) pupil 2019, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Traducción del Nuevo Mundo de las Santas Escrituras, Zacarías 2:8 - Zechariah 2:8: Synonym: pupila apple of someone's eye === Further reading === “la niña de mis, tus, sus, etc., ojos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025