Pet

/pɛt/

Synonyms for "pet" (176 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Noun(11 words)

companion animaldarling favorite beloved caress caresses cherished cherubs coddle companion companion-related

address admired adored angel anger babe baby baby-doll belovedbill and coobother buttercup caress cherished cherub chick chickabiddy cocker coddle copulate

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cosset

Adjective(1 words)

best-loved

Verb(3 words)

canoodle caressed chuckle

Strong matches (52)

Verb(6 words)

cossetfeel upfond fondle fondles grope

cuddle dally dandle darling deardearly beloveddeary doll duck duckling dudgeon embrace esteemed favorite feelfeel upferment flirt fondle fondling

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fret frictionize fumble fume golden grumpheld dear

Noun(11 words)

dearie deary domesticdomestic animaldomestic romanian animaldomesticated creatureducky favored favourite flatter fondle

Adjective(8 words)

domestic activitydomestic petdomesticated animaldomesticated dogfavored favorite favoured favourite

Related words (88)

high dudgeonhon honeyhoney bunchhoney childhuff hug idol jewel knead lallygag lamb lambkin lollygag love loved lovermake lovemake outmassage

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matinee idolmiff minion neck nose nuzzle pat petkins pique popular pout preciousprecious heartpreference prized revered rubrub againstrub downrub nosessmooch snookumsspoiled childspoon stew stroke sugar sweetsweet talksweet-talk sweetheart sweetie sweetkins sweets tiff toy treasured trifle wanton well-beloved well-likedwhisper sweet nothingswhite-haired

Noun(17 words)

household animalhousehold petkeepkept animallambkins maintain own palfrey pamper pet-related polyesterpositron emission tomographypreferential pussycats stroke strokes stroking

Verb(4 words)

nantle pamper strokedtouch up

Adjective(4 words)

preferent preferredtame animaltamed animal

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

27 entries

animalanimate beingbeast brute caress choler creature crossnessdescriptive termdomestic animalfauna fondle fretfulness fussiness imaging indulgence

Showing 16 of 27 words.

More specific

18 entries

best lovedbird ownershipcaress catcat ownershipcoddling dogdog ownershipfavorite flattery fondle hamster pamperingpet carepet foodpet name

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Collocations

10 entries

household petpet carepet foodpet hairpet namepet ownerpet projectpet shoppet storepet theory

Inflections

3 entries

pets petted petting

Derivations

3 entries

petlike petter petting

similar

1 entries

loved

Translations

177 translations across 65 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

troeteldier noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Albanian

2 entries

kafshë shtëpie noun (an animal kept as a companion)
manar noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Arabic

2 entries

حَيَوَان أَلِيف noun (an animal kept as a companion)
حَيَوَان مَنْزَلِيّ noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Belarusian

4 entries

гадава́нец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
жывёла-кампаньён noun (an animal kept as a companion)
любі́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
сво́йскі гадава́нец noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Bulgarian

4 entries

дома́шен люби́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
пито́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
галя verb (fondle (an animal))
милвам verb (fondle (an animal))

Catalan

4 entries

animal de companyia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
mascota noun (an animal kept as a companion)
amanyagar verb (fondle (an animal))
fer moixaines verb (fondle (an animal))

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

寵物 /宠物 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
撫摸 /抚摸 verb (fondle (an animal))

Czech

4 entries

domácí mazlíček noun (an animal kept as a companion)
domácí zvíře noun (an animal kept as a companion)
hladit verb (fondle (an animal))
pohladit verb (fondle (an animal))

Danish

2 entries

kæledyr noun (an animal kept as a companion)
kæle verb (fondle (an animal))

Dutch

3 entries

huisdier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
troeteldier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
aaien verb (fondle (an animal))

Esperanto

4 entries

dombesto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
dorlotbesto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
hejmbesto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
karesi verb (fondle (an animal))

Estonian

1 entries

lemmikloom noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Finnish

3 entries

lemmikki noun (an animal kept as a companion)
lemmikkieläin noun (an animal kept as a companion)
silittää verb (fondle (an animal))

French

4 entries

animal de compagnie noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal domestique noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal familier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
caresser verb (fondle (an animal))

Galician

4 entries

animal de compaña noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal de compañía noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal doméstico noun (an animal kept as a companion)
mascota noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Georgian

2 entries

მოშინაურებული ცხოველი noun (an animal kept as a companion)
შინაური ცხოველი noun (an animal kept as a companion)

German

4 entries

Haustier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Heimtier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Lieblingstier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Stubentier noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Greek

1 entries

κατοικίδιο noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Hebrew

2 entries

חיית מחמד \ חַיַּת מַחְמָד noun (an animal kept as a companion)
ליטף verb (fondle (an animal))

Hindi

1 entries

पालतू पशु noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Hungarian

4 entries

házi kedvenc noun (an animal kept as a companion)
háziállat noun (an animal kept as a companion)
kedvenc noun (an animal kept as a companion)
kis kedvenc noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Icelandic

1 entries

gæludýr noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Indonesian

1 entries

hewan peliharaan noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Ingrian

2 entries

ellään noun (an animal kept as a companion)
lakoittaa verb (fondle (an animal))

Irish

3 entries

peata noun (an animal kept as a companion)
déan peataireacht verb (fondle (an animal))
muirnigh verb (fondle (an animal))

Italian

4 entries

animale d'affezione noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animale da compagnia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animale domestico noun (an animal kept as a companion)
accarezzare verb (fondle (an animal))

Japanese

3 entries

ペット noun (an animal kept as a companion)
愛玩動物 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
撫でる verb (fondle (an animal))

Khmer

1 entries

សត្វចិញ្ចឹម noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Korean

3 entries

반려동물 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
애완동물 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
펫 noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Lao

1 entries

ສັດລ້ຽງ noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Latin

3 entries

animal domesticum noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal familiāre noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal mānsuētum noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Latvian

1 entries

mājdzīvnieks noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Lithuanian

1 entries

augintinis noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Macedonian

4 entries

домашен миленик noun (an animal kept as a companion)
домашно милениче noun (an animal kept as a companion)
гали verb (fondle (an animal))
милува verb (fondle (an animal))

Malay

2 entries

binatang manja noun (an animal kept as a companion)
haiwan peliharaan noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Mongolian

1 entries

тэжээвэр амьтан noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Māori

4 entries

maimoa noun (an animal kept as a companion)
mōkai noun (an animal kept as a companion)
hokomirimiri verb (fondle (an animal))
mirimiri verb (fondle (an animal))

Navajo

1 entries

łį́į́ʼ noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Northwestern Ojibwa

1 entries

bami'aagaans noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Norwegian

1 entries

kjæle verb (fondle (an animal))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

kjæledyr noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

kjæledyr noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

любимец noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Persian

2 entries

حیوان خانگی noun (an animal kept as a companion)
خانگی noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Hustia noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Polish

2 entries

zwierzę domowe noun (an animal kept as a companion)
głaskać verb (fondle (an animal))

Portuguese

4 entries

animal de companhia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal de estimação noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal doméstico noun (an animal kept as a companion)
pet noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Romanian

2 entries

animal de companie noun (an animal kept as a companion)
mângâia verb (fondle (an animal))

Russian

4 entries

дома́шнее живо́тное noun (an animal kept as a companion)
живо́тное-компаньо́н noun (an animal kept as a companion)
люби́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
пито́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Sardinian

4 entries

animale ammasedadu noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animale de cumpagnia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animale de domo noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animale masedu noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ljubimac noun (an animal kept as a companion)
mezimac noun (an animal kept as a companion)
мезимац noun (an animal kept as a companion)
љубимац noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Slovak

1 entries

domáce zviera noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Slovene

2 entries

domača žival noun (an animal kept as a companion)
hišni ljubljenček noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Spanish

4 entries

animal acompañador noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal acompañante noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal de compaña noun (an animal kept as a companion)
animal de compañía noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Swahili

1 entries

mnyama wa nyumbani noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Swedish

4 entries

husdjur noun (an animal kept as a companion)
keldjur noun (an animal kept as a companion)
sällskapsdjur noun (an animal kept as a companion)
klappa verb (fondle (an animal))

Tamil

2 entries

செல்லப்பிராணி noun (an animal kept as a companion)
வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Thai

1 entries

สัตว์เลี้ยง noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Turkish

2 entries

evcil hayvan noun (an animal kept as a companion)
sevmek verb (fondle (an animal))

Turkmen

1 entries

öý haýwanlary noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Ukrainian

4 entries

вихова́нець noun (an animal kept as a companion)
дома́шня твари́на noun (an animal kept as a companion)
пито́мець noun (an animal kept as a companion)
сві́йська твари́на noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Vietnamese

2 entries

thú cưng noun (an animal kept as a companion)
vật cưng noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Volapük

1 entries

nimül noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Welsh

3 entries

anifail anwes noun (an animal kept as a companion)
anwylo verb (fondle (an animal))
mwytho verb (fondle (an animal))

Zulu

3 entries

isilwane sasekhaya noun (an animal kept as a companion)
ukunto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
ukuntoko noun (an animal kept as a companion)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.

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Being in a room full of smokers is my pet peeve.

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We keep a collie as a pet.

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How often is it necessary to feed your pet?

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