Usually means: Cherished or beloved person, thing.
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  1. apple of the eye: Wordnik
  2. apple of the eye: Wiktionary
  3. Apple of the eye: Dictionary.com
  4. apple of the eye: FreeDictionary.org
  5. Apple of the eye: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (apple of the eye)

noun:  The pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball.

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