[ noun ] (zoology) a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

[ verb ] stroke or caress gently

[ adjective ] preferred above all others and treated with partiality

[ noun ] a special loved one

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

[ verb ] (sexuality) stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

[ noun ] (medicine) using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)