A favourite, a minion. Obsolete.

The object of favour; a favourite. Obsolete.

A pet, a darling.

A pampered or spoilt child; a darling, pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal, needing special care; a weakling, ‘dilling’.

Extended uses. Applied to a man (derogatory or depreciative). Occasionally: a favourite, a minion. Now rare.

a beloved or favourite son; a boy or man who is specially favoured or indulged; cf. sense A. 9 and white hen n.

A person who is specially favoured or loved; a popular hero, a favourite of the public; †a comrade (obsolete). In later use chiefly figurative…

A person or thing regarded with peculiar favour, one preferred above others. Const. of, with.

A man or boy who is highly regarded or favoured; a pet, a darling. Also as a term of endearment. Now rare.

A person who is pampered, or made much of; a pet, a favourite.

A person caressed or indulged; a darling, pet, favourite.

Someone whom a person likes or prefers; a favourite. Also in plural in same sense. Obsolete.

a spoilt or delicate child; (formerly also) Scottish †the youngest child of a family (obsolete).

Darling; favourite. Frequently with possessive adjective. Chiefly in fair-haired boy; cf. blue-eyed boy n. at blue-eyed, adj. compounds, white boy, n.

Originally Scottish. (Cf. carline's pet n. at carline, n.1 compounds, the examples of which are… A person who is indulged, spoiled, or treated as a…

a man or boy who is highly regarded or favoured; a pet, a darling; cf. white boy, n. 1 and white-headed boy n. at white-headed, adj. compounds.

= pet, n.2 2.

a boy (or man) who is highly regarded by someone, or who is treated with special favour (esp. without adequate justification); a person's…

= favourite, n. adj., used esp. in show business. fave rave adjective and noun, of popular music(ians), films, etc.: (designating) a special…