| PET abbr. positron emission tomography |
pet 1 (p t)n. 1. An animal kept for amusement or companionship. 2. An object of the affections. 3. A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite: the teacher's pet. adj. 1. Kept as a pet: a pet cat. 2. a. Particularly cherished or indulged: a pet grandchild. b. Expressing or showing affection: a pet name. 3. Being a favorite: a pet topic. v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets v.tr. To stroke or caress gently; pat. See Synonyms at caress. v.intr. Informal To make love by fondling and caressing. [Scottish Gaelic peata, tame animal, pet, from Old Irish.] pet  ter n. |
| pet 2 (pt) n. A fit of bad temper or pique. intr.v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets To be sulky and peevish. [Origin unknown.] |
pet 1
Noun
1. a tame animal kept for companionship or pleasure
2. a person who is favoured or indulged: teacher's pet
Adjective
1. kept as a pet: a pet hamster
2. of or for pet animals: pet food
3. strongly felt or particularly cherished: a pet hatred, he would not stand by and let his pet project be abandoned
Verb
[petting, petted]
1. to treat as a pet; pamper
2. to pat or stroke affectionately
3. Informal (of two people) to caress each other in an erotic manner [origin unknown]
pet 2
Noun
a fit of sulkiness [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pet - a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement |
| 2. |  pet - a special loved one lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate man teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student | |
| 3. | pet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance - an irritable petulant feeling | |
| 4. | PET - using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) tomography, imaging - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | |
| Verb | 1. | pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" canoodle - fondle or pet affectionately gentle - stroke soothingly |
| 2. | pet - stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | |
| Adj. | 1. | pet - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years" |
pet
adjective 1. favourite, chosen, special, personal, particular, prized, preferred, favoured, dearest, cherished, fave (informal) dear to your heart
Translations
pet [pɛt] n → animal m doméstico (= favourite); favorito/a
vt → acariciar
vi (col) → besuquearse
cpd my pet aversion → mi manía
pet [pɛt] n → animal familier (= favourite); chouchou m
cpd (= favourite) → favori(e)
vi (inf) → se peloter;
pet lion etc → lion etc apprivoisé;
teacher's pet → chouchou m du professeur;
pet [pɛt] n (= animal) → Haustier nt
adj [theory etc] → Lieblings-
vt (= stroke) → streicheln
vi (inf) (sexually) → herumknutschen;
pet [pɛt] n → animale m domestico (= favourite); favorito/a
vt → accarezzare
vi (col) → fare il petting;
pet lion etc → leone m etc ammaestrato
n pet [pet]
1 a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home She keeps a rabbit as a pet; (also adjective ) a pet rabbit/goldfish. troeteldier حَيوان أليف домашен лщбимец domácí zvířátko kæledyr das Haustier, Haus-... κατοικίδιο ζώο animal doméstico/de compañía, mascota lemmik(loom) حیوان خانگی lemmikkieläin animal familier חָיָית-מַחֲמָד पालतू प्राणी ljubimac,kućna životinja dédelgetett háziállat binatang kesayangan gæludÿr animale domestico ペット 애완 동물(의) naminis gyvulėlis mājdzīvnieciņš binatang kesayangan huisdier kjæledyr zwierzę domowe animal doméstico animal favorit домашнее животное domáce zvieratko ljubljenec kućni ljubimac hus-, sällskapsdjur สัตว์เลี้ยง beslenen hayvan, ev hayvanı 寵物 улюблена тварина پالتو động vật cảnh 宠物
2 (especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection) Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet? oulike ding طِفْل مُدَلَّل галеник miláček skat; min skat das Schätzchen κανακάρης, άγγελος (μτφ.) cielo, ángel, cariño, sol musirull محبوب؛ عزیز kullannuppu chou חָבִיב प्यारे बच्चे miljenik kedvenc kesayangan draumur; eftirlæti tesoro かわいい子 귀염둥이 numylėtinis, mylimasis, lepūnėlis mīļumiņš, mīlulītis sayang lieverd kjæledegge, skatt kochanie, aniołek fofo puişor любимец;лапочка miláčik srček mili raring คนอันเป็นที่รัก tatlı çocuk 寶寶 пестунчик, мазунчик چہيتا شخص con cưng 宝宝
adj
favourite; greatest What is your pet ambition/hate? gunsteling عَظيم، مُفَضَّل любим oblíbený, největší favorit-; yndlings- Lieblings-.. αγαπημένος mayor; favorito, predilecto lemmik-, suurim بهترین؛ ویژه lempi-, pahin favori אָהוּב पसंदीदा omiljeno kedvenc paling besar uppáhalds- preferito 気に入りの 총애하는, 가장 큰 didžiausias, mėgstamiausias iemīļotākais; lielākais kegemaran lievelings{#169} yndlings- kochany, wymarzony maior preferat излюбленный;заветный obľúbený, najväčší najljubši najveći favorit- โปรดปราน gözde, en büyük 寵愛的 улюблений; найбільший پسنديدہ nhất 宠爱的
v
past tense, past participleˈpetted
1 to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog. streel يُدَلِّل، يُلاطِف галя mazlit se stryge hätscheln χαϊδέυω acariciar paitama نوازش کردن hyväillä caresser לְלַטֵף दुलारना maziti cirógat paling besar gæla við preferito かわいがる 토닥거리다, 쓰다듬다 didžiausias, mėgstamiausias glāstīt, apmīļot memebelai aaien stryke, kjæle for pieścić afagar preferat гладить, ласкать maznať sa ljubkovati maziti klappa, kela med ลูบไล้อย่างเอ็นดู okşamak 愛撫 пестити, голубити تھپکي دينا vuốt ve 宠爱的
2 (slang) to kiss, hug and caress They were petting (each other) in the back seat. vry يُقَبِّل، يُداعِب любя се laskat kærtegne; kæle med das Petting ερωτοτροπώ,”σαλιαρίζω” acariciarse, besuquearse, sobarse amelema در آغوش گرفتن و بوسیدن לְגָפֵף וּלנָשֵק चुंबन लेना milovati,ljubakati se szerelmeskedik, smárol berpeluk-pelukan pomiciare glamonėtis maigoties bercumbuan kjærtegne, kline macać/pieścić się обниматься, целоваться maznať sa, objímať sa, bozkávať sa ljubimkati, mečkati se maziti se hångla [] จูบกอด sarılıp öpüşmek обійматися, цілуватися بوس وکنار کرنا âu yếm
pet name
a particular name used to express affection His pet name for her was `Kitten'. troetelnaam إسْم التَّدْليل галено име důvěrné oslovení kælenavn der Kosename χαϊδευτικό όνομα nombre cariñoso hellitusnimi اسم دوستانه و مهرآمیز lempinimi diminutif כִּינוּי חִיבָּה दुलार का नाम ime odmila becenév nama kesayangan gælunafn nomignolo, vezzeggiativo 愛称 애칭 maloninis vardas mīlināmais vārds nama timang-timangan koosnaam kjælenavn pieszczotliwe imię alcunha nume de alint ласкательное имя prezývka ljubkovalno ime ime od milja smeknamn ชื่อเล่น cici takma ad 昵稱 пестливе ім'я پکارو نام biệt danh 昵称
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