pet

Examples

• All

• That was a pet name that she used to use for me.

  A Haunting in Venice (2023)

• And it was in this way that his pet name for her came to be.

  Fiction book (1997)

• But again, that springs from the fact that the girls used to give pet names to people.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The rector knew what he was doing when he gave him that pet name years back.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The VVHP has long been a pet project of City Council president Stephen Toronkowski.

  Poolman (2024)

• She threw a pet because her friend forgot her birthday.

• After he didn’t get the promotion he wanted, he went home and had a little pet.

• When the teacher dismissed his project as unoriginal, he felt a pet coming on.

Synonyms

P

petulance

vspet

5 9.0

Being easily annoyed and acting childish

is a brief sulky episode triggered by a perceived slight

P

pettishness

vspet

9.0

Being easily annoyed and angry about small things in a childish way

is a brief sulky episode rather than a lasting bad temper

Antonyms

C

contentment

26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

C

cheerfulness

4 1.0

A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good

Compounds

P

pet peeve

• Informal

19 6.3

Something small that annoys you more than it annoys most people

P

pet shop

13 1.0

A shop that sells animals and supplies for people to keep as pets

P

pet name

• Informal

11 2.1

A special short name people use for someone they care about

T

teacher's pet

• Informal

10 3.1

A student who gets special attention from the teacher

P

pet food

9 1.0

Things pets eat, like meals for dogs or cats

E

exotic pet

3 4.4

An animal from another country that people keep in their home for company, like a snake or parrot

P

pet sitter

1 2.7

A person who cares for pets while their owners are away

L

losing a pet

1 4.2

Feeling deep sadness after a pet dies

P

PET scanner

• Specialized

1 3.5

Machine that makes pictures showing activity in the body to find cancer

P

pet sitting

1 3.0

Looking after someone's pet at their home while the owner is away

P

pet keet

5.8

A small bird like a parakeet that people keep as a pet

P

pet stain

• NSFW

2.4

A mark on carpet or furniture made by an animal, often from pee

How Angry

tantrum

85 2.7

outburst

83 3.9

huff

27 7.0

pet

• Archaic

61 8.9

sulk

3 4.3

Surface Forms

Etymology