pet

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality; favorite.

Similar word(s): loved, favored, favorite, favourite, preferent, preferred

Sentences with pet as an adjective:

- a pet child

- a pet theory

noun

1. a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

Definition categories: animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna

2. a special loved one

Similar word(s): darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite

Definition categories: person, lover

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

Definition categories: feeling, choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance

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

Definition categories: act, imaging, tomography

verb

1. stroke or caress gently

- pet the lamb

Definition categories: contact, caress, fondle

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

Definition categories: contact, caress, fondle

Sentences with pet as a verb:

- His daughter was petted and spoiled.