pet
/pˈɛt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
Noun
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
Noun
a special loved one
Noun
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
Noun
using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
Verb
stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
Verb
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
Synonyms
best-loved
darling
dearie
deary
ducky
favored
favorite
favourite
positron emission tomography
preferent
preferred
More General Terms
animal
animate being
beast
brute
caress
choler
creature
crossness
fauna
fondle
fretfulness
fussiness
imaging
irritability
lover
peevishness
petulance
tomography