pet

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.

“His daughter was petted and spoiled.”

To be a pet.

To be peevish; to sulk.

Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.

“The professor seemed offended by the criticism of her pet theory.”

Kept or treated as a pet.

“pet rock”

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.