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Noun: teacher's pet
Usage: informal
  1. The teacher's favourite student
    "Some classmates resented him for being the teacher's pet"

Derived forms: teacher's pets

Type of: acushla [Ireland], darling, dearie [Brit, informal], deary [informal], duckie [informal], ducky [informal], favorite [US], favourite [Brit, Cdn], honeybun [N. Amer, informal], honeybunch [informal], jo [UK, archaic, dialect], pet

Encyclopedia: Teacher's pet