Thesaurus: pet

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1. n. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.
2. n. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child.
3. n. A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
4. a. Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory.
5. v. t. To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.
6. v. i. To be a pet.
7. n. using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
8. adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
9. n. a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
10. n. a special loved one
11. n. a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
12. v. stroke or caress gently