Definitions
Animal kept for companionship in a home.
Word origin
Originally northern dialectal, from Scots pet (“an animal that has been tamed and is kept as a pet; a darling or favourite; a petted or spoiled child”), probably from Scottish Gaelic peata (“pet, tamed animal, spoiled child”), from Middle Irish petta, peta (“pet, lap-dog”), of uncertain origin, possibly from a pre-Indo-European substrate. Compare also peat (“pet, darling, woman”), which is likely not related.
Used in a sentence
“My dog Fido has been a loyal pet for ten years.”
“family pet, pet cat, pet dog, pet store”
“pet plant, pet rock”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer10 curated clues
01“Domesticated animal”3 letters
02“Animal companion”3 letters
03“Animal companion at home”3 letters
04“Domestic companion”3 letters
05“Household animal”3 letters
06“Household animal companion”3 letters
07“Household companion”3 letters
08“Stroke an animal”3 letters
09“Companion animal”3 letters
10“Animal kept at home”3 letters
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