Pet

"Pet" in Russian

дома́шнее живо́тное

domášneje živótnoje

(an animal kept as a companion)

живо́тное-компаньо́н

živótnoje-kompanʹón

(an animal kept as a companion)

люби́мец

ljubímec

(an animal kept as a companion)

люби́мец

ljubímec

(person or animal especially cherished)

люби́мчик

ljubímčik

(one who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment)

люби́мчик

ljubímčik

(person or animal especially cherished)

пито́мец

pitómec

(an animal kept as a companion)

фавори́т

favorít

(one who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment)

гла́дить

gláditʹ

(fondle (an animal))

ласка́ть

laskátʹ

(fondle (an animal))

ласка́ть

laskátʹ

(fondle (another person) amorously)

ласка́ться

laskátʹsja

(intransitive: fondle amorously)

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