pet

CEFRA1

/pɛt/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    An animal kept at home for companionship.

  2. 02

    verb

    To touch or stroke an animal gently.

Examples

  • Being in a room full of smokers is my pet peeve.

  • I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [pʰɛʔ]

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.

  2. Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects.

  3. An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

More examples

In context

  • My dog Fido has been a loyal pet for ten years.

  • family pet, pet cat, pet dog, pet store

  • pet plant, pet rock

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Originally northern dialectal, from Scots pet (“an animal that has been tamed and is kept as a pet; a darling or favourite; a petted or spoiled child”), probably from Scottish Gaelic peata (“pet, tamed animal, spoiled child”), from Middle Irish petta, peta (“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain origin, possibly from a pre-Indo-European substrate. Compare also peat (“pet, darling, woman”), which is likely not related. The verb is derived from the noun.