pet
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Originally from Northern English and Scots dialects, origin is unsure but may have arisen due to influence of petty pertaining to children and later companion animals. Almost certainly of Germanic etymology.
Noun
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pet (plural pets)
- An animal kept as a companion.
- One who is excessively loyal to their superior.
Synonyms
Translations
an animal kept as a companion
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one who is excessively loyal to their superior
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References
- “pet” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Verb
pet (third-person singular simple present pets, present participle petting, simple past and past participle petted)
- (transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- (transitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
- (intransitive, informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
- (dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
- His daughter was petted and spoiled.
- (archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Feltham to this entry?)
Translations
fondle (an animal)
fondle (another person) amorously
intransitive: fondle amorously
Derived terms
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Adjective
pet (not comparable)
- Favourite; cherished.
- a pet child
- a pet theory
- F. Harrison
- Some young lady's pet curate.
Etymology 2
Origin unknown.
Noun
pet (plural pets)
- A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 105:
- There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friend's house in a pet, with the host's reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guest's sneering retorts.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 105:
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of petition.
Noun
pet (plural pets)
- Abbreviation of petition.
Etymology 4
Diminutive of petal.
Noun
pet (plural pets)
- (Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
Anagrams
Catalan
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
pet m (plural petten, diminutive petje)
- cap (headwear with a peak at the front)
Romansch
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Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pętь, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
Numeral
pȇt (Cyrillic spelling пе̑т)
- (cardinal) five (5)
Slovene
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Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pętь, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
Numeral
pét
Declension
Declension of pet (numeral)
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| nominative | pet |
| accusative | pet |
| genitive | petih |
| dative | petim |
| locative | petih |
| instrumental | petimi |
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