pet has definitions from the fields of medicine,zoology,sexuality
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[ noun ] (zoology) a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

Done in the modern style of a `` confession '' , Fink tells in exquisite detail how he came to know , and , more important , love his mother 's pet salamander , Alicia .

Related terms

animal

2
[ verb ] stroke or caress gently

Examples

"pet the lamb"

Used in print

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

He thought a moment , then inquired , `` You mean petted '' ?

3
[ adjective ] preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Examples

"the favored child"

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loved

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

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irritability

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

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caress darling

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

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imaging

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