Word: pet
Phonetic:
/pɛt/Listen:
An animal kept as a companion.
(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge. Example: His daughter was petted and spoiled.
To be a pet.
To be peevish; to sulk.
Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention. Example: The professor seemed offended by the criticism of her pet theory.
Kept or treated as a pet. Example: pet rock
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