teacher's pet

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Definitions of teacher's pet words

noun teacher's pet a pupil who is a favorite of a teacher. 1
noun teacher's pet pupil favoured by a tutor 1
noun teacher's pet a school pupil who is favoured by the teacher 0

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Origin of teacher's pet

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Teacher's pet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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teacher's pet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for teacher's pet

noun teacher's pet

ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
backscratcher — an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
bootlicker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
cajoler — A person who cajoles; a flatterer.
chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.

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