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A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.

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  1. n. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.
  2. n. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
  3. n. The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
  4. a. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.
  5. adj. appealing to the general public
  6. adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
  7. n. something regarded with special favor or liking
  8. n. a special loved one
  9. n. a competitor thought likely to win
  10. v. To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media
  11. 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority. Committing to a wicked favorite All public cares. Milton. 2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar. 3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. "His favorite argument." Macaulay.
  12. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in thereign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar.