pet

n.	1.	A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.
	2.	Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. - Tatler.
	3.	A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
	4.	Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised for food or to perform useful tasks, as a draft animal.
a.	1.	Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal. Some young lady's pet curate. - F. Harrison. Pet cock (Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it.
v. t.	1.	To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n. Petting.]
v. i.	1.	To be a pet.

Noun	1.	pet - a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
	2.	pet - a special loved one Synonyms: darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite
	3.	pet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
	4.	PET - using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) Synonyms: positron emission tomography
Verb	1.	pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
	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" Synonyms: favored, favorite, favourite, preferred

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