n. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor, liking, or preference; one who or that which is especially liked or favored.n. A person who has gained the special favor of or a dominant influence over a superior by unworthymeans or for selfish purposes.n. A small curl hanging loose upon the temple: a frequent feature of a woman's head-dress in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Regarded with particular liking, favor, esteem, or preference: as, a favorite walk; a favorite author; a favorite child.