Antonyms for pet
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : pet |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɛt |
Definition of pet
Origin :- "tamed animal," originally in Scottish and northern England dialect (and exclusively so until mid-18c.), of unknown origin. Sense of "indulged child" (c.1500) is recorded slightly earlier than that of "animal kept as a favorite" (1530s), but the latter may be the primary meaning. Probably associated with or influenced by petty. As a term of endearment by 1849. Teacher's pet is attested from 1890. Pet-shop from 1928.
- adj favorite
- noun favorite thing, person
- verb stroke, kiss
- She had been a pet all her life, and, like most pets, her eye partook of the human quality.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Between the two he contented himself with the pet name of Saffy.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- It had been the dear pet plan they had nursed in common with all the parish.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- I did not know you had been in a yard before—says you were the pet at Elmore's in London.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Of course they had plenty of other things to eat besides Steve's pet dish.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- But, as a children's pet, she—for it proved to be a female—was not a success.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- They've always wanted a sister to pet; and Aunt Phoebe is hoping you'll not disappoint her.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Now, Pet, my darling, you had better go along with Mother and get ready for the boat.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Csar's head was as white and tight-curled as the fleece of a pet lamb.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
Synonyms for pet
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