pet — a domestic animal kept for companionship or pleasure
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a domestic animal kept for companionship or pleasure
Pronunciation (IPA): /pɛt/
Example Sentences
- My pet hamster escaped and I found it in my cereal box the next morning.
- Don't pet the dog while it's eating.
- She treats her car like a pet, even giving it a name.
pet
NOUN[/pɛt/]
a domestic animal kept for companionship or pleasure
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'pet' originated in 16th-century Scotland as a term for a tamed or domesticated small animal. It has evolved from this literal sense to denote a domestic animal kept primarily for companionship and affection.
Breakdown
Pet is a monomorphemic word with no clear internal morphological structure; it likely derives from Scottish dialect terminology for tamed creatures, with the root 'pet-' carrying the sense of 'small domesticated animal.'
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My pet hamster escaped and I found it in my cereal box the next morning.”
“Don't pet the dog while it's eating.”
“She treats her car like a pet, even giving it a name.”
“His pet theory about aliens visiting Earth is quite entertaining.”
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