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pet

Listen/pɛt/

noun

An animal kept as a companion.
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    (by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
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      One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
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        Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
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          verb

          To stroke or fondle (an animal).
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            To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
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              Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
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                To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
                "His daughter was petted and spoiled."
                  To be a pet.
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                    To be peevish; to sulk.
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                      adjective

                      Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
                      "The professor seemed offended by the criticism of her pet theory."
                        Kept or treated as a pet.
                        "pet rock"