Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) 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. 2. (n.) Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. 3. (n.) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting. 4. (a.) Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.

Multi-Version Concordance Favorite (3 Occurrences) Deuteronomy 33:24 And of Asher he said: Blessed be Asher above sons; let him be the favoured of his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. (See RSV) Job 33:20 So that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food. (See NAS) Song of Songs 6:9 My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. (WEB NIV)