1) Dearie 2) Deary 3) Ducky 4) Favored 5) Favorite 6) Favoured 7) Follower 8) Loved 9) Macushla 10) Mollycoddle 11) Pet 12) Popular 13) Preferred 1) Favorite 2) First choice 3) Fondness 4) French word used in English 5) Inclination 6) Liking 7) Most liked 8) Partiality 9) Penchant 10) Popular 11) Predilection 12) Preferred above all others 
A favourite or favorite (American English), was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In medieval and Early Modern Europe, among other times and places, the term is used of individuals delegated significant political power by a ruler. It is especially a phenomenon of the 16th and 17th centuries, when government had become to...
The horse which is quoted at the shortest odds in a race.[1]
a team that is expected to win a particular match or tournament.[92] Opposite of underdog.
A favourite is a false curl on the temple, or a curl of hair on the temple plastered with some cosmetic. The name is also given to whiskers made to meet the mouth.
The horse which is quoted at the shortest odds in a race.
favorite, favorites; favourite (British)