Defenition of the word pet
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Defenition of the word pet
- An animal which is kept in the home as a companion and treated affectionately.
- To stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking.
- a special loved one
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
- a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
- using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
- a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
- stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
- stroke or caress gently
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Synonyms for the word pet
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- darling
- dearie
- deary
- ducky
- favored
- favorite
- favourite
- PET
- positron emission tomography
- preferred
Similar words in the pet
Hyponyms for the word pet
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- canoodle
- chosen
- gentle
- macushla
- make out
- mollycoddle
- neck
- teacher's pet
Hypernyms for the word pet
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- animal
- animate being
- beast
- brute
- caress
- choler
- creature
- crossness
- fauna
- fondle
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- imaging
- irritability
- lover
- peevishness
- petulance
- tomography
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