pet

/pɛt/ · noun

Meaning

An animal kept as a companion.
(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
To be a pet.
To be peevish; to sulk.
Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
Kept or treated as a pet.
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
A formal written request for judicial action.
A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

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