[syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
favourite
    adj 1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist
           attraction" [syn: favorite, favourite]
    2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
       favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a),
       favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred,
       preferent]
    n 1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: front-runner,
         favorite, favourite]
    2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite,
       pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
    3: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book
       is one of my favorites" [syn: favorite, favourite]