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Definition of 'pet'English
Etymology 1
Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion".[.'>citation
The verb is derived from the noun.]Noun
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( en-noun)
An animal kept as a companion.
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
* Tatler
- the love of cronies, pets , and favourites
Synonyms
* companion animal
References
Verb
( pett)
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
(informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
(dated) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
- His daughter was petted and spoiled.
(archaic) To be a pet.
- (Feltham)
Derived terms
( top2)
* pet cemetery
* pet name
* pet peeve
* pet project
( mid2)
* pet shop
* pet store
* petting
* teacher's pet
( bottom)
Adjective
( -)
Favourite; cherished.
- a pet child
- a pet theory
* F. Harrison
- Some young lady's pet curate.
Etymology 2
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Noun
( en-noun)
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
* 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, p. 105:
- There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet , with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.
Etymology 3
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Etymology 4
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Noun
( en-noun)
(Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
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