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Pet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An animal kept for amusement or companionship.

n. An object of the affections.

n. A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite: the teacher's pet.

adj. Kept as a pet: a pet cat.

adj. Particularly cherished or indulged: a pet grandchild.

adj. Expressing or showing affection: a pet name.

adj. Being a favorite: a pet topic.

v. To stroke or caress gently; pat. See Synonyms at caress.

verb-intransitive. Informal To make love by fondling and caressing.

n. A fit of bad temper or pique.

verb-intransitive. To be sulky and peevish.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.

n. Abbreviation of petition.

n. A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

n. An animal kept as a companion.

n. One who is excessively loyal to their superior.

v. To stroke or fondle (an animal).

v. To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.

v. Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.

v. To be a pet.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

n. Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child.

n. A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.

n. Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised for food or to perform useful tasks, as a draft animal.

adj. Petted; indulged; admired; cherished

v. To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.

verb-intransitive. To be a pet.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Any domesticated or tamed animal, as a dog, a squirrel, or a dove, that is fondled and indulged; in particular, a lamb brought up by hand; a cadelamb; in general, a fondling.

n. A darling or favorite child; one who is fondled and indulged or treated with peculiar kindness or favor; also, a spoiled child; a wilful young woman.

Fondled and indulged: as, a pet lamb; a pet rabbit; a pet pigeon.

Favored; favorite; cherished: as, a pet theory.

To treat as a pet; fondle; indulge: as, to pet a child or a kitten.

n. A fit, as of peevishness, ill humor, or discontent.

To be peevish or cross; sulk.

To make peevish; pique; offend; make cross.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

v. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

n. a special loved one

n. using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality

v. stroke or caress gently

n. a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

Word Usage

"Some have pet dogs, some have pet cats: then why not a _pet quiz? _ ""

Equivalent

loved

Antonym

draft animal

Verb Form

pets petted petting

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

beast brute fauna creature animate being animal fondle caress tomography imaging

Variant

petted petting

Form

petted petting pet project pet name pet cemetery pet peeve

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

fondling darling petted indulged admired cherished fondle indulge dear duck

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Annette Antoinette Bernadette Bizet Bret Brett Burnett Calumet Chalmette Chet

Unknown

Pets

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

favourite toy baby tame cat darling only companion giant pretty