teacher's pet

English

Noun

teacher's pet (plural teacher's pets or teachers' pets)

1. (idiomatic) A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.

   As a strong and conscientious student, he was often labelled as teacher's pet in school.

Synonyms

• blue-eyed boy
• fair-haired boy

Translations

student perceived to be favored by the teacher

Afrikaans: witbroodjie (af) French: chouchou (fr) m.

Icelandic: kennarasleikja (is) f.