pet \pet\, v. i.
   to be a pet. --feltham.
   1913 webster

pet \pet\ pe^t, n. formerly peat, perhaps from ir. peat,
   akin to gael. peata.
   1. a cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.
      1913 webster

   2. any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling;
      a darling; often, a favorite child; as, a teacher's pet.
      1913 webster + pjc

            the love of cronies, pets, and favorites. --tatler.
      1913 webster

   3. prob. fr. pet a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor
      of a spoiled child. a slight fit of peevishness or
      fretfulness. "in a pet she started up." --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   4. any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's
      home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and
      often affectionately. distinguished from animals raised
      for food or to perform useful tasks, as a draft animal
      or a farm animal.
      pjc
see also:
pet draft animal farm animal 

pet \pet\, a.
   petted; indulged; favorite; admired; cherished; as, a pet
   child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.
   1913 webster

         some young lady's pet curate.            --f. harrison.
   1913 webster

   pet cock. perh. for petty cock. mach. a little faucet
      in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of
      a steam cylinder, to drain it. also spelled petcock.
      1913 webster
see also:
pet cock petcock 

pet \pet\, v. t. imp.  p. p. petted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   petting.
   to treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted
   and spoiled.
   1913 webster
see also:
petted petting 

pet
     adj : preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
           favored child" syn: favored, favoritea, favouritea,
            preferred
     n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
     2: a special loved one syn: darling, favorite, favourite,
         dearie, deary, ducky
     3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness especially at what is felt
        to be a slight
     4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
        metabolic activity in various tissues especially in the
        brain syn: positron emission tomography
     v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
     2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
     also: petting, petted
see also:
favored favoritea favouritea preferred darling favorite 
favourite dearie deary ducky positron emission tomography 
petting petted 

102 moby thesaurus words for "pet":
   admired, adored, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, beloved,
   bill and coo, buttercup, caress, cherished, cherub, chick,
   chickabiddy, cocker, coddle, copulate, cosset, cuddle, dally,
   dandle, darling, dear, dearly beloved, deary, doll, duck, duckling,
   dudgeon, embrace, esteemed, favorite, feel up, ferment, fondle,
   fondling, fret, frictionize, fume, grump, held dear, high dudgeon,
   hon, honey, honey bunch, honey child, huff, hug, idol, jewel,
   knead, lamb, lambkin, lollygag, love, loved, lover, make love,
   make out, massage, matinee idol, miff, minion, neck, nose, nuzzle,
   pat, petkins, pique, popular, pout, precious, precious heart,
   preference, prized, revered, rub, rub against, rub down, rub noses,
   smooch, snookums, spoiled child, spoon, stew, stroke, sugar, sweet,
   sweet-talk, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetkins, sweets, tiff, toy,
   treasured, trifle, wanton, well-beloved, well-liked,
   whisper sweet nothings, white-haired

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