pet

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of pet in English

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English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛt/, [pʰɛt], [pʰɛʔ], [pʰɛʔt]
Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

Attested since the 1500s in the sense "indulged child" and since the 1530s in the sense "animal companion". From Scots and dialectal Northern English, of unclear origin. Perhaps a back-formation of petty, pety (“little, small”), a term formerly used to describe children and animals (e.g. pet lambs). Alternatively, perhaps a borrowing of Scottish Gaelic peata, from Middle Irish petta, peta (“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin. Compare peat (“pet, darling, woman”).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

pet (plural pets)

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 and receives preferential treatment.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

Synonyms

companion animal

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Translations

Verb

pet (third-person singular simple present pets, present participle petting, simple past and past participle petted or (nonstandard) pet)

(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
- 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
  We kissed & petted for about 15 mins & he still wasn't hard, altho he acted like he was enjoying himself.
(dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
(archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
(archaic, intransitive) To be peevish; to sulk.

Synonyms

(to stroke or fondle an animal): pat, smooth
(to stroke or fondle amorously): feel up, grope, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
(to treat as a pet): coddle, cosset; see also Thesaurus:pamper
(to be peevish): mope, pout

Derived terms

pet the kitty
petting

Translations

Adjective

pet (not comparable)

Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
Kept or treated as a pet.
(obsolete) Good; ideal.

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Etymology 2

Clipping of petulance.

Noun

pet (plural pets)

A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.

Etymology 3

Clipping of petition.

Noun

pet (plural pets)

Abbreviation of petition.

Etymology 4

Clipping of petal.

Noun

pet (plural pets)

(Ireland, Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

References

Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “pet”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

EPT, PTE, Pte, TPE, Tep, ept

Ainu

Noun

pet

river

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pēditum. Compare Occitan pet, French pet, Spanish pedo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛt]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpət]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpet]

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(colloquial) fart

Derived terms

References

“pet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“pet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bed.

Noun

pet

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛt/
Hyphenation: pet
Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

pet m (plural petten, diminutive petje n)

cap (headwear with a peak at the front)

Descendants

→ Caribbean Javanese: pèt
→ Indonesian: pet, peci (from the diminutive)
→ Papiamentu: pèchi, petsje (from the diminutive)

Adjective

pet (comparative petter, superlative petst)

(slang) bad, crappy

Declension

Derived terms

naatje pet

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: pèchi (from the diminutive)

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French pet, inherited from Latin pēditum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ/
- Homophones: paie, paient, paies, pais, paît, paix, pets
(Quebec, informal) IPA^(key): /pɛt/
- Homophones: pète, pètent, pètes, pets

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(colloquial) fart
Synonym: vesse

Derived terms

Related terms

péter

Etymology 2

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛt/
Homophones: pète, pètent, pètes, pets

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(colloquial, nonstandard) Clipping of pétard.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin pectus.

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(anatomy) chest

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pet, probably from French toupet. Doublet of peci.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɛt̪̚]
Hyphenation: pèt

Noun

pet (plural pet-pet, first-person possessive petku, second-person possessive petmu, third-person possessive petnya)

cap (headwear with a peak at the front)
Hypernym: topi

Middle French

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(vulgar) fart, gas, flatulence

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Syllabification: pet

Noun

pet m inan (diminutive pecik)

(colloquial) cigarette butt
Synonyms: kiep, niedopałek, ogarek
(colloquial, derogatory) cigarette
Synonyms: cygareta, fajek, fajka, kiep, kopeć, papieros, szlug

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pet.

Pronunciation

Homophones: PET, patch

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(Brazil) pet (animal kept as a companion)
Synonyms: animal de estimação (much more common), mascote

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Romansch

Alternative forms

pèz (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran)
péz (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin pectus.

Noun

pet m (plural pets)

(Puter, Vallader, anatomy) chest, thorax

Related terms

(Rumantsch Grischun) sain
(Sursilvan) sein
(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sagn

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pętь, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pêːt/, /pêt/

Numeral

pȇt (Cyrillic spelling пе̑т)

five (5)

Usage notes

Nouns following the numbers 5-20 are in genitive plural.

Related terms

petokraka
crvena petokraka

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pętь, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /péːt/
Rhymes: -eːt
Hyphenation: pet
Homophone: ped

Numeral

pẹ̑t

five

Declension

less common

Noun

pẹ̑t n

number five

Declension

To express dual and plural, the phrase število pet 'number five' is used, e.g. dve števili pet sta napisani, or, informally, also petka.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ́ːt/
Rhymes: -ɛːt
Hyphenation: pet

Noun

pȇt

genitive dual/plural of peta

Tày

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *peːtᴰ (“eight”), from Chinese 八 (MC peat, “eight”). Cognate with Thai แปด (bpɛ̀ɛt), Lao ແປດ (pǣt), Lü ᦶᦔᧆᧈ (ṗaed¹), Tai Dam ꪵꪜꪒ, Shan ပႅတ်ႇ (pèt), Tai Nüa ᥙᥦᥖᥱ (pǎet), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫 (pit), Bouyei beedt, Zhuang bet.

Pronunciation

(Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [pɛt̚˧˥]
(Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [pɛt̚˦]

Numeral

pet

eight

pet

pet

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Ainu

Noun

Catalan

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Noun

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Chuukese

Etymology

Noun

Dutch

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Noun

Descendants

Adjective

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Descendants

French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Friulian

Etymology

Noun

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Indonesian

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Middle French

Noun

Polish

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Noun

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Portuguese

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