FAVORITE
favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
(adjective) preferred above all others and treated with partiality; “the favored child”
favorite, favourite
(adjective) appealing to the general public; “a favorite tourist attraction”
favorite, favourite
(noun) something regarded with special favor or liking; “that book is one of my favorites”
darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
(noun) a special loved one
favorite, front-runner, favourite
(noun) a competitor thought likely to win
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
favorite (comparative more favorite, superlative most favorite)
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourite
Noun
favorite (plural favorites)
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourite
Verb
favorite (third-person singular simple present favorites, present participle favoriting, simple past and past participle favorited)
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourite
Proper noun
Favorite (plural Favorites)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Favorite is the 20636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1283 individuals. Favorite is most common among White (62.12%) and Black/African American (32.74%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa"vor*ite, n. Etym: [OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem. favorite,
p.p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to
favor. See Favor.]
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.
Definition: Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the
reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar.
3. (Sporting)
Definition: The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most
likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
Fa"vor*ite, a.
Definition: Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as,
a favorite walk; a favorite child. "His favorite argument." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition