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What does pet mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pet? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An animal kept as a companion.
  2. (by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
  3. One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
  4. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
  2. (transitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
  3. (intransitive, informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
  4. (dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
  5. (archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
  6. (archaic, intransitive) To be peevish; to sulk.
Adjective
  1. Kept or treated as a pet.
Noun
  1. A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
Noun
  1. Abbreviation of petition.
Noun
  1. (Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
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