pet
adjective
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preferred above all others and treated with partialitypreferred
noun
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a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
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a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
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a special loved onedarling
verb
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stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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stroke or caress gently“pet the lamb”