favourite son
noun [S] UK (US favorite son)Definition
› a famous person, especially a politician, who is supported and praised by people in the area they come fromLiking more
(Definition of favourite son noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bias noun (PREFERENCE)
- bias verb
- each pronoun, determiner
- fave noun, adjective
- favour verb
- favourite adjective
- favourite noun
- give me ... any day/every time! idiom
- prefer verb (CHOOSE)
- preferable adjective
- preferably adverb
- preference noun
- preferred adjective
- rather adverb (PREFERENCE)
- the top ten noun
- would (just) as soon idiom
- would modal verb (WISH)
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