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pet

Definition

noun: an animal (such as a dog, cat, bird, or fish) that people keep mainly for pleasure
noun: a pampered and usually spoiled child
verb: to touch (a cat, dog, child, etc.) with your hand in a loving or friendly way
verb: to treat as a pet
often used before another noun
synonyms: fondling, darling, petted

Examples

An orange cat named Alex was our first 'family pet'. [=a pet kept by a family]
One of my biggest 'pet peeves' is people driving too slowly on the highway.
The mayor's 'pet' project has been the construction of a new high school.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

(..) with my fancy jam?! I'm getting an iguana. What are you talking about? Duh! I need the jar for my crickets. CRICKETS CHIRP The guy at the pet store wouldn't sell me the iguana until I could show him a big jar of crickets, to prove I could feed the iguana. I think. (..)
2019 TvShow: American Dad! Title: One-Woman Swole Season: 13 Episode 14