An animal kept as a companion.
(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
A formal written request for judicial action.
A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
To be a pet.
To be peevish; to sulk.
Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
Kept or treated as a pet.