[michaelochurch]

I didn't know that it was a term of abuse. I won't use it, then.

I guess we need another emasculating/biting term for male managerial favorites. "Protege, in the Ancient Greek sense of the word" is a lot of words, but it's the best alternative I can come up with.

[JonnieCache]

Perhaps a re-contextualisation of the phrase "Teacher's Pet" could be sufficiently infantilising?

[michaelochurch]

Desk ornament.