Colloquial Spanish for "teacher's pet"

Question

Is there a colloquial Spanish word for teacher's pet? The dictionary gives "preferido del profesor", but that sounds more like a definition to me. The translator gives "ojo derecho del maestro". Is that how it is actually said in Spanish?

¡Gracias!

Answer 1

I vaguely recall 'enchufado/enchufada' for teacher's pet. It's also if you have 'pull' like "Ese tío está muy enchufado'

Can "enchufado/a" be used as a noun? - Rikko, MAY 16, 2010

¡El enchufado de SpanishDict es Rikko! - margaretbl, MAY 16, 2010

:) - Rikko, MAY 17, 2010

Answer 2

In Argentina:

• El traga ( for "traga-libros" book eater)
• El oreja ( I don´t know why!)
• Botón : That´s for a boy that´s too friendly with the teacher and not so much with his partners. It´s used for other things too.

Traga means that you study a lot, but also the other part about being side by side with the teacher. You can also say he is a "chupa-medias"

Book eater? Is that like a bookworm, which is someone who studies a lot? Is that the same as empollon? - Rikko, MAY 18, 2010

Jaja "chupa-medias" sock lick, kind of like brown nose. - 00551866, MAY 5, 2013

Answer 3

Nice one Rikko but I'd need to ask my kids if they remember. They were the ones who went to Spanish speaking schools not me.

Muchas gracias, geofc! - Rikko, MAY 16, 2010

Answer 4

Consentido...or consentida. It means like overprotected boy/girl

A teacher's pet is someone who is the favorite of the teacher. Will that be consentido? - Rikko, MAY 18, 2010

Answer 5

Ah Rikko ! I miss you mate , you were a terrific member , witty,

clever and a most charming man . You left to further your Piano

studies , I often wonder how you fared in this harsh world ,

Have a great life mate , Be Well and Happy and free from suffering.

Buena suerte , mi bien amigo.

Answer 6

In México it could be chupamedias or barbero. I don't really know their origin.

Answer 7

El consentido / La consentida de... But you asked about a coloquial word... uhm el barbero / la barbera

Would you know why it has the meaning of a "barber"? - Rikko, MAY 18, 2010

Answer 8

"Él es el preferido del maestro" "Él es el consentido del maestro"

These are not definitions. These words are used in spoken Spanish.

OK, but I find them rather long that they sound formal. Would you know if there is a single word for teacher's pet? Maybe something like a slang which students actually use? - Rikko, MAY 16, 2010

Consentido is like overprotected boy - Rey_Mysterio, MAY 17, 2010

Answer 9

teacher's pet

es el niño mimado de la maestra

Thanks, Qfreed, but is there a shorter form for it? I was hoping that there would be a single word for it. - Rikko, MAY 16, 2010