noun

1. an animal that is tamed or domesticated and kept as a companion or treated with fondness
2. a person who is treated with particular affection or indulgence; favorite; darling

Etymology: orig. Scot dial., prob. back-form. < ME pety, small: see petty

adjective

1. kept or treated as a pet a pet duck
2. especially liked; favorite
3. greatest; especial; particular one's pet peeve
4. showing fondness or affection a pet name

transitive verb petted pet′·ted, petting pet′·ting

1. to stroke or pat gently; fondle; caress
2. to be indulgent toward; pamper

intransitive verb

noun

Etymology: < earlier phr. to take the pet < ?

intransitive verb petted pet′·ted, petting pet′·ting

noun