Overview of noun pet

The noun pet has 4 senses

• pet -- (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement)


• darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky -- (a special loved one)


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


• positron emission tomography, PET -- (using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain))

Overview of verb pet

The verb pet has 2 senses

• pet -- (stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb")


• pet -- (stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking)

Overview of adj pet

The adj pet has 1 sense

• favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent -- (preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child")