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PET
favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
(adjective) preferred above all others and treated with partiality; “the favored child”
pet
(noun) a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
pet
(noun) a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
(noun) a special loved one
pet
(verb) stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
pet
(verb) stroke or caress gently; “pet the lamb”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pet (plural pets)
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.
Synonyms
• companion animal
Verb
pet (third-person singular simple present pets, present participle petting, simple past and past participle (nonstandard) pet or petted)
(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(transitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
(intransitive, informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
(dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
(archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
(archaic, intransitive) To be peevish; to sulk.
Synonyms
• (to stroke or fondle an animal): pat, smooth
• (to stroke or fondle amorously): feel up, grope, touch up; see also fondle
• (to treat as a pet): coddle, cosset; see also pamper
• (to be peevish): mope, pout
Adjective
pet (not comparable)
Favourite; cherished.
Kept or treated as a pet.
Etymology 2
Noun
pet (plural pets)
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
Etymology 3
Noun
pet (plural pets)
Abbreviation of petition.
Etymology 4
Noun
pet (plural pets)
(Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
Anagrams
• EPT, PTE, Pte, TPE, Tep, ept
Noun
PET (countable and uncountable, plural PETs)
(uncountable, organic compound) Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate.
(countable) Acronym of positron emission tomography.
(countable, genetics) Acronym of paired-end tag.
(countable, computing) backronym of personal electronic transactor.
Anagrams
• EPT, PTE, Pte, TPE, Tep, ept
Source: Wiktionary
Pet, n. Etym: [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat, akin to Gael. peata.]
1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.
2. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. Tatler.
3. Etym: [Prob. fr. Pet a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor of a spoiled child.]
Definition: A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." Tennyson.
Pet, a.
Definition: Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory. Some young lady's pet curate. F. Harrison. Pet cock. Etym: [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it.
Pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n. Petting.]
Definition: To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.
Pet, v. i.
Definition: To be a pet. Feltham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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