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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPet
/pɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A domesticated animal kept for pleasure and companionship.
"She has a pet cat that loves to play with yarn."
- 1
To stroke or pat an animal affectionately.
"He likes to pet his dog after a long day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word pet likely originated in the 16th century as a Scottish and Northern English dialect term, possibly related to the obsolete verb 'pet' meaning to treat with affection or the French 'petit' meaning small. Initially used to denote a favored or spoiled child, its meaning shifted by the 18th century to predominantly refer to a domesticated animal kept for companionship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pet" is said worldwide
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animal de compagnie
Transliteration: a-ni-mal de com-pagnie
"Elle a un animal de compagnie qui adore jouer."
Haustier
Transliteration: haus-tier
"Er hat ein Haustier, das gerne spielt."
animale domestico
Transliteration: a-ni-ma-le do-mes-ti-co
"Ha un animale domestico che ama giocare."
mascota
Transliteration: mas-co-ta
"Ella tiene una mascota que le encanta jugar."
animal de estimação
Transliteration: a-ni-mal de es-ti-ma-ção
"Ele tem um animal de estimação que adora brincar."
पालतू जानवर
Transliteration: pāltū jānvar
"उसके पास एक पालतू जानवर है जो खेलना पसंद करता है।"
宠物
Transliteration: chǒngwù
"她有一只宠物，喜欢玩耍。"
애완동물
Transliteration: ae-wan-dong-mul
"그녀는 놀기를 좋아하는 애완동물이 있습니다."
ペット
Transliteration: petto
"彼女は遊ぶのが好きなペットを飼っています。"
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