noun short curls dangling over the temples;
fashionable in the reign of charles ii.
2. favorite ·adj regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.
3. favorite ·noun the competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
4. favorite ·noun 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.