1. (

• pet

) a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement ;

2. (

• darling ,
• favorite ,
• favourite ,
• pet ,
• dearie ,
• deary ,
• ducky

) a special loved one ;

3. (

• pet

) a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) ;

4. (

• positron_emission_tomography ,
• PET

) using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) ;

1. (

• pet

) stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" ;

2. (

• pet ,

) stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking ;

1. (

• favored ,
• favorite ,
• favourite ,
• best-loved ,
• pet ,
• preferred ,
• preferent

) preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" ;