(noun) Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
"Some things are more precious because they don't last long."
"Let us try to recognize the precious nature of each day."
"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."
"When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."
"Money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen."
"We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives."
"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life; & thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. I will recur for proof to the days we have lately passed. On these indeed the sun shone brightly."