favourite sonnoun [ S ]
UK US favorite son uk/ˌfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈsʌn/us/ˌfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈsʌn/a famous person, especially a politician, who is supported and praised by people in the area they come from
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Liking more
- bias
- each
- fave
- favour
- favourite
- give
- give me ... any day/every time! idiom
- lief
- prefer
- preferable
- preferably
- preference
- preferred
- rather
- soon
- top ten
- would
- would (just) as soon idiom
Examples from literature
- The state's favourite son.