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pet

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1. pet - Noun

2. pet - Adjective

3. pet - Verb

4. pet - Adjective Satellite

5. Pet - Proper noun

Meaning

A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child.

A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.

Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory.

To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.

To be a pet.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I always pet a dog with my left hand, because if he bit me, I'd still have my right hand to paint with. Juan Gris

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. Konrad Lorenz

All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn't your pet - it's your kid. It grows up and talks back to you. Joss Whedon

Disgraced like a man whose own pet bites him. Madagascan Proverb

A pet child has many names. Danish Proverb

A woman is like a cat: the more you pet her the better she feels. Sicilian Proverb

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