1 an animal, a bird, etc. that you have at home for pleasure, rather than one that is kept for work or food:
Do you have any pets? * a pet dog / hamster * a family / domestic pet * pet food * a pet shop (= where animals are sold as pets)
2 (usually disapproving) a person who is given special attention by sb, especially in a way that seems unfair to other people:
She's the teacher's pet.
3 (BrE, spoken) used when speaking to a child or young woman to show affection:
What's wrong, pet? * Be a pet (= be kind) and post this letter for me.
verb (-tt-)
1 [VN] (especially AmE) to touch or move your hand gently over an animal or a child in a kind and loving way
2 [V] (informal) (of two people) to kiss and touch each other in a sexual way
seealsoPETTING
adjective [onlybeforenoun] that you are very interested in:
his pet subject / theory / project
seealsoPETNAME
IDIOMS
sb's pet hate (BrE) (AmE sb's pet peeve) something that you particularly dislike
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is pet a noun, verb, or something else?
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