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Meaning of teacher's pet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Čeština mazánek
Deutsch Lehrers Liebling
Français chouchou
Íslenska kennarasleikja
Italiano Beniamino cocco cocco della maestra favorito prediletto
日本語 先生のひいき
Polski pupil
Русский любимчик учи́тельский люби́мчик
Svenska fjäskare

Examples

“As an intelligent and conscientious student, he was often labelled as the teacher's pet in school.”
“Her friends are so jealous / You know⟳ how bad girls get⟳ / Sometimes it's not so easy / To be the teacher's pet.”
“In fact, she said, he [Tyler Robinson] had the personality of a teacher’s pet, always on time, respectful, hardworking, and smart.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

teacherage teachercraft teacherdom teacherese teacheress teacherhood

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