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
Example sentences :
  • 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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