favorite

• ⇰ प्रिय

• ⇰ 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>as, a <ex>favorite</ex> walk; a <ex>favorite</ex> child.</as>