sweet summer child

== English == === Etymology === As an idiomatic phrase, apparently from the fantasy novel A Game of Thrones (1996) by George R. R. Martin, although isolated prior occurrences of the phrase go back to the 1800s. In the novel, a young boy is called a "sweet summer child" by an old woman, since seasons last for years in the novel's world and he has yet to experience winter. Later popularized by its use in the episode "Lord Snow" (2011) of the television adaptation Game of Thrones. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sweet summer child (plural sweet summer children) (idiomatic, often sarcastic) Someone who is naive, or who has never experienced hardship. Synonyms: babe in the woods, ingenue, innocent, naif; see also Thesaurus:naive For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sweet summer child. ==== Usage notes ==== Most often used in the vocative, as oh, sweet summer child or oh, my sweet summer child. ==== See also ==== wet behind the ears