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Pet
/pet/
An animal that is kept at home for companionship or amusement rather than work
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Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
He
petted
her shoulder, and she leaned her head against him.
'My
pet
, if you please.
It was his
pet
weakness, and he cherished it.
Etymology:
The word
pet
originates from the Scottish Gaelic word
peata
, which means a tame animal, and made its way into English around the 16th century.
Usage Statistics:
26 mentions per 1 million words
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