Source : WordNet®

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