petting zoo
Noun
Meaning
a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed
Source: WordNetSynonyms
menagerie
wildlife park
zoological garden
zoo
safari park
game reserve
theme park
domestic animal
house dog
wildlife refuge
park reserve
companion animals
zoological gardens
in a petting zoo
in the zoo
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Examples
I view my own body as a petting zoo. I am the main attraction... And the only customer.
When I was six years old, my parents took me to this farmers' market with a petting zoo. They put me on a pony and, for some reason, it took off at a run and they had to chase it down. They tell me it was kind of traumatic.