favor

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.

Goodwill; benevolent regard.

She enjoyed the queen's favor.

to fall out of favor

A small gift; a party favor.

wedding favor

At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.

Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.

I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence.

The object of regard; person or thing favoured.

All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, / His chief delight and favour.

To look upon fondly; to prefer.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.

To use more often.

[…] alone, without having to favor his right, uninjured leg, […]

To encourage, conduce to

These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).

To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.

Would you favor us with a poetry reading?

To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).

I thought—it doesn't matter—you seemed to favour your ma,

You’re complected like your pa. He had red hair. But you favor your ma in your eyes and mouth.

A surname.