pet
-1 n. ஆசை விலங்கு, ஆசைப்புள், அன்பு மகவு, தனிப்பற்றிறிகுரியது, செல்லமாக வளர்க்கப்படுவது, (வினை.) செல்லமாக நடத்து, கொஞ்சிச்ர சீராட்டு.-2 n. கடுஞ்சினம், கடுகடுப்பு.
Synonyms
#noun darling, fondling, favorite, cosset, jewel, minion, idol #verb #noun darling, fondling, favorite, cosset, jewel, minion, idol #verb
Antonyms
#noun darling, fondling, favorite, cosset, jewel, minion, idol #verb #noun darling, fondling, favorite, cosset, jewel, minion, idol #verb #noun horror, bugbear, aversion, scarecrow #verb
Pet, n. Etym: [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat, akin to Gael. peata.] 1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand. 2. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. Tatler. 3. Etym: [Prob. fr. Pet a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor of a spoiled child.] Defn: A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." Tennyson. Pet, a. Defn: Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory. Some young lady's pet curate. F. Harrison. Pet cock. Etym: [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it. Pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n. Petting.] Defn: To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled. Pet, v. i. Defn: To be a pet. Feltham. Pet, n. Etym: [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat, akin to Gael. peata.] 1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand. 2. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. Tatler. 3. Etym: [Prob. fr. Pet a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor of a spoiled child.] Defn: A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." Tennyson. Pet, a. Defn: Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory. Some young lady's pet curate. F. Harrison. Pet cock. Etym: [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it. Pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n. Petting.] Defn: To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled. Pet, v. i. Defn: To be a pet. Feltham.