favourite

favourite
fa|vou|rite1 W3S3 BrE favorite AmE [ˈfeıvərıt] adj [only before noun]
1.) your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most
▪ a child's favourite toy
▪ What's your favourite colour?
▪ a favorite spot for picnickers
2.) favourite son
a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from
favourite 2
favourite2 BrE favorite AmE n
1.) something that you like more than other things of the same kind
▪ Can we have strawberries? They're my favourite.
an old/firm/particular favourite
▪ a sweater that's an old favorite
favourite with
▪ Roald Dahl's books are firm favourites with children.
2.) someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent
▪ You always were Dad's favourite.
play favorites
AmE (=treat one person better than others)
▪ The manager insisted he doesn't play favorites.
3.) the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition
favourite to do sth
▪ Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup.
▪ Atwood was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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