pet
noun [C] (ANIMAL) /pet/Definition
A1 an animal that is kept in the home as a companion and treated kindly: They have several pets - a dog, two rabbits, and a guinea pig. a pet snakeGeneral and informal words for animals
(Definition of pet noun (ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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