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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pet

1
 nadjv
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
stroke or caress gently
2
 n
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pet
1

n a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

Type of:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

n a special loved one

Synonyms:
darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite
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chosen
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
macushla
(an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling
mollycoddle
a pampered darling; an effeminate man
teacher's pet
the teacher's favorite student
Type of:
lover
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

adj preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Synonyms:
best-loved, favored, favorite, favourite, preferent, preferred
loved
held dear

v stroke or caress gently

“pet the lamb”
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canoodle
fondle or pet affectionately
gentle
stroke soothingly
make out, neck
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
smooch, spoon
snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
Type of:
caress, fondle
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

v stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

Type of:
caress, fondle
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
2

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

Type of:
choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance
an irritable petulant feeling
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