[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]