favorite

[ fey-ver-it, feyv-rit ]

/ ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪt /

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noun

a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.

Sports. a competitor considered likely to win.

a person or thing popular with the public.

a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, official, etc.: favorites at the court.

Digital Technology. bookmark (def. 3a).

adjective

regarded with particular favor or preference: a favorite child.

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Also especially British, fa·vour·ite .

Origin of favorite

1575–85; <Middle French <Italian favorito, past participle of favorire to favor. See favor, -ite²

non·fa·vor·ite, nounpre·fa·vor·ite, noun, adjectiveun·fa·vor·ite, adjective

So with Woody, his first 3-5 films will be your favorites, or your first 3-5 Sam Shepard plays will be your favorites.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It cast this pall over the movie, which was one of my favorites of last year.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With great artists, I feel the first 3-5 things will always be your favorites.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So here, for your Christmas Eve pleasure, are 20 of my favorites, 10 from the ecclesiastical division and 10 secular.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But, yeah, Beetlejuice, Scissorhands, and Ed Wood are my favorites.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It stands in the midst of a group of Scotch firs which were great favorites with Kingsley.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Having (through one of her favorites) gained control of the royal treasury, Diana appropriated everything—lands, money, jewels.
Women of Modern France|Hugo P. Thieme
They adopt a “totem” or symbol of the family and this is generally some animal, the turtle, bear and wolf being favorites.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Each town was jealous of the honor of its special favorites among the gods.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Sweet Singers from the South, who, according to the program, would introduce sentimental favorites.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson