📖 Definitions of "Pets"
- 1
An animal kept as a companion.
- 2
(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
- 3
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
- 4
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
- 1
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- 2
To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
- 3
Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
- 4
To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
"His daughter was petted and spoiled."
- 1
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
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A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pets"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| duckynoun | An affectionate pet name. |
| positron emission tomographynoun | (medicine) A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides. |
| dearienoun | (colloquial, chiefly as a term of address) A person who is dear; sweetie. |
| dearynoun | (informal) A term of address for a female. |
| loved | Being the object of love. |
| darlingnoun | Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one. |
| favored | US standard spelling of favoured. [Treated or regarded with partiality.] |
| favoritenoun | A surname. |
| favouritenoun | A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. |
| preferrednoun | (finance) Preferred stock. |
| animalnoun | (sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants). |
| animals | the tenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 21 January 1977, by Harvest Records and Columbia Records. |
| beastsnoun | An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate. |
| caressesnoun | An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. |
| cute | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. |
| darlingsnoun | Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one. |
| dognoun | A mammal of the family Canidae: |
| dogsnoun | (usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing. |
| faeriesnoun | Realm of the fays, fairyland. |
| fairies | the first studio album by the Japanese girl group Fairies. |
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