1. pet - Noun
2. pet - Adjective
3. pet - Verb
4. pet - Adjective Satellite
5. Pet - Proper noun
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 dictionaryI 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