English Explanatory Dictionary

pet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
  2. Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects (pet rock, pet plant, etc.).
  3. One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.
  4. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
verb
  1. To stroke or fondle (an animal).
  2. To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
  3. To keep or treat (an animal) as a pet.
  4. To treat (someone) as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
  5. To be a pet.
  6. To be peevish; to sulk.
adj
  1. Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
  2. Kept or treated as a pet.
  3. Good; ideal.
noun
  1. A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
verb
  1. To be petulant or upset; to have a problem with.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of petition.
noun
  1. A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
noun
  1. Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate.
  2. Acronym of positron emission tomography.
  3. Acronym of paired-end tag.
  4. Acronym of personal electronic transactor, a line of personal computers produced by Commodore International.
  5. Initialism of perineal ectopic testis (a rare congenital anomaly of the testis).
name
  1. Initialism of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Pronunciation

/pɛt/ [pʰɛt] [pʰɛʔ] [pʰɛʔt] en-us-pet.ogg

Word forms

pet pets petting petted

Etymology

Originally northern dialectal, from Scots pet (“an animal that has been tamed and is kept as a pet; a darling or favourite; a petted or spoiled child”), probably from Scottish Gaelic peata (“pet, tamed animal, spoiled child”), from Middle Irish petta, peta (“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain origin, possibly from a pre-Indo-European substrate. Compare also peat (“pet, darling, woman”), which is likely not related. The verb is derived from the noun.

Synonyms

companion animal grope touch up cosset feel up coddle pat smooth mope pout PETE ditag

Related words

pet coke pet-en-l'air red vet pet

Derived words

antipet crazy as a pet coon cyberpet digital pet housepet pelfie petcare pet carrier pet cemetery petcock pet cone pet door pet flap petfluencer petfood pethood pet hotel pet humanization pet insurance petiquette petkeeper petkeeping petkin pet lamp-shade petless petlike petling petnap petplay pet play petship pet shop petsit petsitter pet stain pet store pet tag pet therapy pettish pocket pet robopet teacher's pet tea pet virtual pet overpet pettable pet the kitty petting pet form pet hate pet name pet peeve pet phrase pet rock PETSCII fPET

Translations

Afrikaans: troeteldier Albanian: kafshë shtëpie Albanian: manar Arabic: حَيَوَان مَنْزَلِيّ Arabic: حَيَوَان أَلِيف Belarusian: ха́тняя жывёла Belarusian: любі́мец Belarusian: жывёла-кампаньён Belarusian: гадава́нец Belarusian: сво́йскі гадава́нец Belarusian: ха́тні гадуне́ц Bulgarian: дома́шен люби́мец Bulgarian: пито́мец Catalan: animal de companyia Catalan: mascota Chinese Mandarin: 寵物 /宠物 Czech: domácí mazlíček Czech: domácí zvíře Danish: kæledyr Dutch: huisdier Dutch: troeteldier Esperanto: dombesto Esperanto: dorlotbesto Esperanto: hejmbesto Estonian: lemmikloom Finnish: lemmikkieläin Finnish: lemmikki French: animal de compagnie French: animal familier French: animal domestique Galician: animal de compaña Galician: animal de compañía Galician: animal doméstico Galician: mascota Georgian: შინაური ცხოველი Georgian: მოშინაურებული ცხოველი German: Haustier German: Heimtier German: Stubentier German: Lieblingstier Greek: κατοικίδιο Hebrew: חיית מחמד \ חַיַּת מַחְמָד Hindi: पालतू पशु Hungarian: kisállat Hungarian: kis kedvenc Hungarian: házi kedvenc Hungarian: háziállat Hungarian: kedvenc Icelandic: gæludýr Indonesian: hewan peliharaan Ingrian: ellään Irish: peata Italian: animale da compagnia Italian: animale d'affezione Italian: animale domestico Japanese: ペット Japanese: 愛玩動物 Khmer: សត្វចិញ្ចឹម Korean: 애완동물 Korean: 반려동물 Korean: 펫 Lao: ສັດລ້ຽງ Latin: animal familiāre Latin: animal domesticum Latin: animal mānsuētum Latvian: mājdzīvnieks Lithuanian: augintinis Lithuanian: kambarinis gyvulėlis Macedonian: домашен миленик Macedonian: домашно милениче Malay: haiwan peliharaan Malay: binatang manja Māori: mōkai Māori: maimoa Mongolian: тэжээвэр амьтан Navajo: łį́į́ʼ Norwegian Bokmål: kjæledyr Norwegian Nynorsk: kjæledyr Bulgarian: галя Bulgarian: милвам Catalan: amanyagar Catalan: fer moixaines Chinese Mandarin: 撫摸 /抚摸 Czech: hladit Czech: pohladit Danish: kæle Dutch: aaien Esperanto: karesi Finnish: silittää French: caresser Galician: aloumiñar Galician: acariciar German: streicheln Hebrew: ליטף Hungarian: simogat Hungarian: szeretget Hungarian: babusgat Ingrian: lakoittaa Irish: muirnigh Irish: déan peataireacht Italian: accarezzare Japanese: 撫でる Lithuanian: glamonėti Macedonian: гали Macedonian: милува Māori: mirimiri Māori: hokomirimiri
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