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.-short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of charles ii.-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.